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‘Political vendetta’: Mamata slams NHRC for ‘leaking’ report over post-poll Bengal violence
•Banerjee also expressed surprise over the conclusion that the NHRC arrived at in its report without taking into account the views of the state government
NHRC report on Bengal post-poll violence recommends CBI probe, slams Mamata govt
•"This was retributive violence by supporters of the ruling party against supporters of the main Opposition party," the NHRC committee said in its scathing remarks
Stan Swamy dies at 84: Who was the tribal rights activist arrested in Elgar Parishad case?
Fp Staff •Stan Swamy: The Bombay HC was informed that Swamy suffered a cardiac arrest early Sunday morning following which he was put on ventilator support
NHRC officials reach West Bengal to investigate complaints of violence after Assembly poll results
•Two teams, comprising DIG-level officers, arrived in Kolkata and Siliguri. They visited Haroa and Sandeshkhali areas in North 24 Parganas district
Why Calcutta HC dismissed West Bengal plea to recall order directing NHRC to probe post-poll violence
Fp Staff •Earlier, the high court had directed the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to constitute a committee for examining all cases of alleged human rights violations in the post-poll violence in West Bengal
NHRC asks Assam govt, police to probe assault on doctor in Hojai; report to be submitted in four weeks
•The National Human Rights Commission also instructed them to take 'needful, preventive and punitive action'
Justice Arun Mishra is new NHRC chief: First non-CJI to hold post; ex-SC judge had called Modi 'versatile genius'
Fp Staff •Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who was part of the Apointment Committee, dissociated himself from the selection process after his suggestion to include a member of the SC/ST community in the NHRC was rejected
NHRC asks Uttar Pradesh govt for report on rehab of man found 'not guilty' in rape case 20 years after conviction
•The man was found guilty in the 1999 case by a lower court in Lalitpur District of the state, but exonerated of all charges by the Allahabad HC in January 2021
SC dismisses petition seeking President's Rule in Uttar Pradesh over rising crime in state
•The petitioner, advocate CR Jaya Sukin, cited NCRB and NHRC data in his plea. However, the Bench dismissed his claims and said a 'heavy fine will be imposed if he continues his arguments'
Elgar Parishad case: NPRD seeks NHRC’s intervention to provide basic amenities for activist Stan Swamy
•Swamy, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, recently filed an application before a special court, seeking that he be allowed to use a straw and sipper