Torture of a woman by police personnel: NHRC notice to Uttar Pradesh Government
The National Human Rights Commission, India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that the police personnel of Mehrauli Police
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“Daughters are daughters forever and sons are sons till they are married”: Bom HC orders son to vacate flat of 90 yrs old parents
Bombay High Court: Noting the misery of parents aged 90 years, G.S. Kulkarni, J., observed that, “Daughters are daughters forever and sons
CAA | UN experts urge India to release human rights defenders arrested for protesting against changes to citizenship laws
UN experts called on India to immediately release human rights defenders who have been arrested for protesting against changes to the nation’s
All HC | NHRC to conduct inquiry on alleged violation of human rights & negligence in prevention of same by police officials during CAA protests at AMU
Allahabad High Court: A Division Bench of Govind Mathur, CJ and Vivek Varma, J. while addressing the present petition requested the National
Ori HC | Accused cannot be convicted based on circumstantial evidence until and unless guilt is proved beyond reasonable doubt
Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of S.K. Mishra and A.K. Mishra, JJ. set aside a lower court’s decision of convicting the
Pat HC | Allegations against husband’s relatives must be scrutinized with great circumspection in proceedings under S. 498-A of IPC
Patna High Court: The Bench of Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. quashed criminal proceedings against relatives of a man accused of torturing his wife
Ori HC | Accused acquitted for dowry and domestic violence over vague charges
Orissa High Court: The Bench of Akshaya Kumar Mishra, J. acquitted the accused by setting aside the order of the Sessions Court
NHRC notice to DGP, Uttar Pradesh over reported illegal detention and torture of minor girl at a police station in NOIDA
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC): The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that a 14 year old girl was
Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in immigration detention centres in UK
High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division (England and Wales): Recently before the High Court, the statutory guidance, ‘Adults at Risk in