National Human Rights Commission

October 15, 2021

India gets re-elected to UN Human Rights Council for 2022-24 term

The members of the Council shall serve for a period of three years and shall not be eligible for immediate re-election after two consecutive terms.

June 02, 2021
Justice Arun Mishra joins as new NHRC chairperson

Justice Mishra, who had created a flutter after praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event last year, is the eighth chairperson of the commission.
February 23, 2021
NHRC sets aside Kerala govt's 'no foul play' contention in prisoner's 'murder' case

The National Human Rights Commission said it has also asked the Kerala government to register a criminal case in the matter and pay Rs 5 lakh as relief to the next of kin of the deceased.
October 14, 2020
Pak re-elected to UN Human Rights Council; China sees sharp drop in standing

While rebuking the UN Human Rights Council over the election of China, Russia and Cuba as its members, the US on Wednesday said its stand to withdraw from the council two years ago, has been vindicated.
August 27, 2020
Mathai death case: Post-mortem to be conducted again, says CBI

PP Mathai, a 41-year-old farmer from Kudappana in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, was taken to Chittar Forest Station on July 28. He was later found dead in a well. Though preliminary post-mortem report said Mathai died due to drowning, his family allege that it was a case of custodial death.
March 03, 2020
UN rights chief files intervention application in SC on CAA, India criticises move

The MEA asserted that the CAA is an internal matter of India and concerns the sovereign right of the Indian Parliament to make laws.
November 05, 2019
High Court stays cremation of 2 Maoists killed in Agali encounters

Four Maoists - Manivasakam, Karthi, Rama and Arvind - were killed in alleged fake encounters with the police inside the Agali forest on October 28 and 29.

October 23, 2019
'Bishop Franco & aides still harassing me': Rape survivor nun moves women's panels

The nun charged Bishop Franco with spreading false rumours and fake news through his supporters and media cells in order to intimidate her and her companion sisters.