As the Chief Justice of India (CJI) HL Dattu retires on 2 December, the Government is apparently preparing red carpet for him at the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) according to several reports, as the post of the chairperson of the NHRC has been vacant since May this year, and only former CJIs are eligible for this high office.

The NHRC on Thursday reiterated that the Delhi government should pay Rs.1 lakh as compensation to a minor sexually assaulted by an employee of a government hospital in 2013. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had in January 2015 directed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to compensate th...

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson and retired Chief Justice of India (CJI) KG Balakrishnan yesterday said overcrowding in Indian prisons can be reduced if the number of undertrials is brought down. “If a charge sheet is being filed and there is no indication that the accused may in...

The NHRC has issued notice to Uttar Pradesh Police over the alleged torture of an under-trial prisoner after he refused to bribe the jailor in the states’ Mahoba district, a statement said Friday. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) panel took suo motu cognizance of a media report published ...

A Kerala law student ran in the nude on the streets of Ernakulam, a town near Kochi, demanding the resignation of former chief justice of India KG Balakrishnan from the National Human Rights Commission chair. The man, identified as studying in Ernakulam Government Law College, covered his face with ...