Court : Orissa
Reported in : 2007(II)OLR780
..... singh, was not very much dealt with. it was stated that there was subsequent appointment of another superintendent of police and the matter was handed over to the human rights protection cell. it has been said that the hrpc is a sister organization of state crime. branch and said u.k.routray took up the inquiry under the direct ..... on 5.7.2007 by upendra kumar routray, who is now working as inspector of police, police training college, angul. shri routray made the inquiry on behalf of human rights protection cell. he has said that he took up the inquiry pursuant to the order dated 14.7.2001 passed by the subsequent superintendent of police shri gopabandhu mallick, who ..... the case requires such an order to be passed. the conscience of the court is not satisfied with the kind of enquiry which has been held by the human right protection cell. to dispel that brooding the sense of injustice in the mind of the petitioner this court is exercising its power under article 226 of the constitution on .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : European Court of Human Rights
..... cited above has retained its relevance in 2014. 9. we share fully the majoritys concern to ensure the highest possible standard of human rights protection, and agree that violations of human rights must not go unpunished. we are equally aware of the potentially perverse effects of amnesty laws that are passed in order to ..... breach the requirements laid down by the convention and the additional protocols. 12. the present case raises a particularly important issue in terms of human rights protection. the significance of the issue called for an unfailingly rigorous methodological approach. we regret that the majority did not see fit to proceed in ..... , moreover, coincides with that which is unanimously established in international law and the precedent of the organs of the universal and regional systems of protection of human rights. in this sense, regarding the present case, the court reiterates that amnesty provisions, the statute of limitation provisions, and the establishment of exclusions .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Delhi
..... key role in the democratic system of government which goes well beyond the resolution of individual disputes, encompassing progressive development of the law, providing the check on executive authority and protecting human rights. (ref:189. h report of law commission) 483. the australian law reforms commission (alrc) had w.p.(c)no.4770/2012 page 279 of 531 explained that it was difficult ..... being absolutely absolute .578. we may advert to an important legislation motivated by our international obligations. the protection of human rights act, 1993 was promulgated by the president of india on 28th september, 1993 to provide for the constitution of national and state human rights commissions for better protection of human rights. these measures were undertaken to discharge indian obligations under the international covenant on civil and political .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Delhi
..... key role in the democratic system of government which goes well beyond the resolution of individual disputes, encompassing progressive development of the law, providing the check on executive authority and protecting human rights. (ref:189. h report of law commission) 483. the australian law reforms commission (alrc) had w.p.(c)no.4770/2012 page 279 of 531 explained that it was difficult ..... being absolutely absolute .578. we may advert to an important legislation motivated by our international obligations. the protection of human rights act, 1993 was promulgated by the president of india on 28th september, 1993 to provide for the constitution of national and state human rights commissions for better protection of human rights. these measures were undertaken to discharge indian obligations under the international covenant on civil and political .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2007(5)ALT639; 2008CriLJ402
..... be submitted to the court. he also sought directions to the government to notify the sessions judges as human rights courts to take cognizance of all cases of human rights violations as provided under section 30 of the protection of human rights act. he also sought a direction to the director general of police, government of andhra pradesh to ..... j. was so important that an international organization -amnesty international - which is concerned with protecting prisoners from ill-treatment all over the world has thought fit to mention it in its report.42. the directions given by the human rights commission under a, b and c shall be directions of this court as well in ..... state of andhra pradesh. the court took note of two things, viz., (1) that the matter was pending investigation before the national human rights commission: and (2) that the national human rights commission addressed a letter dt. 29.3.1997 to the chief minister. having taken note of these facts, the court noted,having heard .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Supreme Court of India
Reported in : 2003(3)AWC2344(SC); 2003(2)BLJR1354; [2003]116CompCas133(SC); JT2003(5)SC1; (2003)IIILLJ31SC; (2003)3MLJ1(SC); 2003(4)SCALE712; (2003)6SCC1; [2003]44SCL429(SC)
..... .m.s. students union v. a.i.i.m.s. and ors.- : air2001sc3262 ].41. the universal declaration of human rights, 1948 enumerates at least 27 broad rights including the right to life, freedom from slavery and forced labour. the protection of human rights act, 1993 defines human rights to mean the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the constitution or embodied in international ..... at istanbul, becomes a series of mandates for the construction industries and urban developers;'sustainable development', becomes an instrument of policy for the promotion and protection of corporate governance practices of 'greenwashing';the undp inspired 'mainstreaming' of human rights 'mission' envisaging the raising of a billion dollars for the global sustainable development facility has already been subscribed to by way of seed money .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Chennai
..... are not maintainable at this stage. 8. in order to resolve this issue, let us begin the journey with the scheme of "the protection of human rights act, 1993". chapter iii of the the protection of human rights act, 1993 deals with the functions and powers of the commission and chapter iv deals with the procedure. 9. having taken note of the ..... . keeping in mind the above observations of the hon'ble supreme court, let me now have a glimpse of the relevant provisions of the act. section 12 of the protection of human rights act, 1993 read as follows:- "12. functions of the commission.- the commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:- (a) inquire, suo motu ..... 31. thus, both the acts are in pari materia and so, the law laid down in the judgements cited supra shall be applicable to cases under the protection of human rights act as well. as held by the hon'ble supreme court in various judgements, which i have extracted above, including the larger bench of the hon'ble .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Chennai
..... are not maintainable at this stage. 8. in order to resolve this issue, let us begin the journey with the scheme of "the protection of human rights act, 1993". chapter iii of the the protection of human rights act, 1993 deals with the functions and powers of the commission and chapter iv deals with the procedure. 9. having taken note of the ..... . keeping in mind the above observations of the hon'ble supreme court, let me now have a glimpse of the relevant provisions of the act. section 12 of the protection of human rights act, 1993 read as follows:- "12. functions of the commission.- the commission shall perform all or any of the following functions, namely:- (a) inquire, suo motu ..... 31. thus, both the acts are in pari materia and so, the law laid down in the judgements cited supra shall be applicable to cases under the protection of human rights act as well. as held by the hon'ble supreme court in various judgements, which i have extracted above, including the larger bench of the hon'ble .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Delhi
..... being a country that adopts the principle of dualism , the icescr is not enforceable straightway. however, with the enactment of the protection of human rights act, 1993 (phra), and in particular section 2 (f) thereof,15 the icescr is one of the human rights covenants recognised by the indian parliament to be enforceable. consequently, the obligations under the said covenant are enforceable in india.57 ..... constitution, the dusib act as well as india's international human rights obligations flowing from the international covenant on economic social and cultural rights, 1966 which has been ratified by india and the provisions of which form part of 'human rights' as defined under section 2(d) read with section 2 (f) of the protection of human rights act, 1993.33. the meeting for the above purpose shall .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Patna
..... commission to make regulations to carry out the provisions of the act including procedure to be followed by commission under section 10(2). section 10(2) of the protection of human rights act, 1993 read as under: 10. procedure to be regulated by the commission- (1) the commission shall meet at such time and place as the ..... jurisdiction would not make an order coram non-judice. 8. before i deal with the issue, it would be relevant to notice some of the provisions of the protection of human rights act, 1993 (hereafter referred to as the act, 1993). section 29 of the act states that the provisions of sections 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, ..... notice would tantamount to pre-judging the officials/staff engaged in search and seizure operation of being guilty of violation of human rights, without affording them an opportunity of hearing. section 16 of the protection of human rights act, 1993 prohibits passing of an order by the commission which may prejudicially injure the reputation of a person without .....
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