 | Odisha: Burn victim's family approaches NHRC, seeks full treatment coverageThe family of the victim alleged though TPWODL negligence led to the mishap, the Discom paid an interim relief of only Rs 2 lakh, that too nearly six months after the incident. |
 | Mariyamma custodial death: 'Will pass suitable order', says Telangana HC after plea for CID probeOn the directions of the court, CBI’s Hyderabad Superintendent of Police C Kalyan appeared before the bench along with Rachakonda Commissioner of Police Mahesh Bhagwat. |
 | Orissa High Court upholds NHRC directive on compensation to ASHA worker's kinASHA worker Mini Pradhan had died on September 5, 2016 while she was travelling to the hospital for delivery. |
 | Shadnagar encounter: Police lawyers point to NHRC team ‘threats’T Balamohan Reddy appearing for D Janakiram, Balu Rathod and D Srikanth who were handlers of the accused, submitted that they were threatened and coerced by the NHRC team while recording the facts. |
 | NHRC seeks report on Dharani issueThe commission directed Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar to submit the report within four weeks. |
 | NHRC chief cautions against growing instances of 'instant justice through encountersThe NHRC chief noted that the non-implementation of welfare schemes in the right earnest "leads to human rights violations". |
 | NHRC chairman credits Home Minister Amit Shah for 'new era in Jammu and Kashmir'Incidentally, J&K has seen a worrying rise in incidents of violence, including a spate of civilian killings as well as that of security forces, over the past few days. |
 | 'Selective interpretation' of human rights by some people denting image of India: PM ModiThe ruling BJP has been critical of a section of human rights groups, including those with a global presence, for allegedly highlighting cases of Human Rights violations selectively. |
 | Kodagu SP gets NHRC notice on death of mentally unstable man due to police 'highhandedness'Roy D’Souza died at the Madikeri hospital after being allegedly beaten up by the Virajpet town police. |
 | Mamata dig at Shah for not stopping DVC from discharging barrage waterBanerjee said she will shortly write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek his intervention in the "indiscriminate" release of water by DVC every time there is heavy rain in Jharkhand. |
 | Hyderabad rape case: No injuries sustained by accused due to custodial torture, says medicoDr Krupal Singh also stated that the police did not inform them about the NHRC guidelines to be followed while conducting PME in custodial death cases. |
 | Minor boy sent to jail in Uttar Pradesh, dies by suicide; NHRC seeks report from SSPIn addition to this, the commission has also directed its investigation division to conduct an on-the-spot inquiry into the case. |
 | Hyderabad veterinarian rape accused encounter: Driver refutes points in statement to NHRCHomeguard Yadagiri had driven police party and 4 accused from the guest house to Chatanpally on December 6 |
 | NHRC calls for fixing responsibility in cases of death of workers during hazardous cleaningThe commission has asked for the implementation of its recommendations in the advisory and sought a action-taken report within three months. |
| "Statement of two injured cops not taken": Human rights commission official"Many other statements were to be recorded and which could not be done, due to the non-availability of people and the time was also less," Saini told the commission. |
