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Justice A. K. Mishra, chairperson of NHRC India, on Thursday said that no tribal should be evicted without the settlement of his/her claim related to land rights.

Poor condition of hospitals and crematoriums in Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP attract attention of NHRC

The petitioner sought the direction from Supreme Court to frame a policy for the decent cremation of dead bodies. In response, the two judges' bench directed him to approach NHRC.

Kalita’s complaint was registered as 77999/2021, and it urges the NHRC to take cognizance of the offence and book the culprits under the law for the ruthless attack on frontline medical staff who have been working hard in these tough times and catering to the public health at large.

Mishra was appointed as Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court in 1999, and also served as Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court and Calcutta High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court in 2014. He retired from the Supreme Court on September 3, 2020.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and the Delhi Government over alleged non-provision of any financial or insurance cover to the contractual doctors and para-medical staff engaged in Covid-19 duties.

The NHRC has asked to file report, as per it’s guidelines dated May 12, 2010, on complaints in the killing of three inmates in a shootout in Chitrakoot Jail.

It is also a requirement that the States/ UTs prepare a SOP in consultation with all the stakeholders so that the dignity of the dead is ensured and their rights are protected.

The apex court order to have CCTVs in the centres may be an attempt to check police brutality, but it is not practical as torture often takes place in barracks, quarters and safe houses away from cameras.

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary, DGP and DG-prisons after taking suo motu cognizance of the allegation by woman inmate that she was gang-raped by five policemen for 10 days in a lockup in Rewa district.