Finnish minister to boycott Sochi opening ceremony

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 16:15

Finland`s sports and culture minister will boycott the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi next month due to concerns over Russia`s human rights violations.

NHRC sends reminder notice to Odisha on man`s death

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 16:27

The apex rights panel has issued a reminder notice to Odisha on the death of a man who allegedly escaped from police custody more than two years ago and was found dead in the state, a petitioner said on Wednesday.

NHRC enquiry into Madhyamgram gang-rape case demanded

Last Updated: Monday, January 13, 2014, 12:49

Lashing out at the West Bengal government for its alleged apathy towards the Madhyamgram gang-rape victim, a state BJP leader has urged the National Human Rights Commission to conduct a probe into the incident.

US releases pics of civilian deaths during Lankan civil war

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 19:42

American embassy here on Thursday posted pictures of places where civilians had died allegedly during Sri Lanka`s final war against rebel Tamil Tigers four years ago.

UN agency wants probe of Brazil prison violence

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 08:13

The United Nation`s human rights agency called for an "immediate, impartial and effective investigation" into the violence that has swept through a penitentiary in northeastern Brazil where at least 60 inmates were killed in 2013 in clashes between rival gangs.

NHRC asks MCI to introduce `Gerontology` in medical colleges

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 20:47

The National Human Rights Commission on Wednesday asked the Medical Council of India and Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to explore the possibility of introducing a new post-graduate level course in `Gerontology` in medical colleges.

UN resolution on Lanka will seek fresh international probe: US

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 19:23

The US will seek an international probe into alleged rights abuses in the final months of Sri Lanka`s civil war against the LTTE under a third resolution at the UNHRC, a top American diplomat said here Wednesday.

WB Governor accepts Asok Kumar Ganguly`s resignation as rights panel chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 16:02

Reeling under intense pressure to quit from the state`s rights panel in wake of sexual harassment allegations by a woman law intern, Justice Ganguly yesterday submitted his resignation.

Nepal court gives voters right to reject candidates

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 20:51

In a landmark judgement, Nepal`s Supreme Court has given voters the right to cast negative votes during the parliamentary or local elections.

BHRC receives 4782 complaints in 2013, highest since inception

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 16:08

The Bihar Human Rights Commission received 4,782 complaints last year, the highest since its inception six years ago, indicating growing faith of the people to seek its help for redressal of their grievances.

SC rejects PILs seeking to stop action against justice AK Ganguly

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 06:09

Spelling more trouble for retired apex court judge Asok Kumar Ganguly, the Supreme Court on Monday quashed two petitions seeking a stay on Centre`s move to remove him as the chief of West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) in connection with sexual harassment allegations made against him by a law intern.

Sexual harassment case: Justice AK Ganguly mulls quitting as WBHRC chief

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 22:06

Former Supreme Court Justice (retd) AK Ganguly, accused in a sexual harassment case involving a law intern, on Sunday reportedly decided to resign as West Bengal Human Rights Commission chairman.