NHRC, India to hold ‘Open Hearing & Camp Sitting’ at Hyderabad on 28th – 29th July, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India is holding a two-day ‘Open Hearing and Camp Sitting’ at Hyderabad to hear 109 alleged human rights violations cases of Telangana on 28th – 29th July, 2025 to expedite justice to the victims. The NHRC Chairperson, Justice  V. Ramasubramanian, Members, Justice (Dr.) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi and Smt. Vijaya Bharathi Sayani will hear the cases in the presence of the complainants and the concerned State officers at the MCR HRD Institute, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad on 28th July, 2025 from 10.00 am. NHRC, India Secretary General,  Bharat Lal; Director General (Investigation),  R P Meena, Registrar (Law), Joginder Singh and other senior officers will be present.

The cases to be taken up during the hearing include alleged abuse of power by the police personnel, denial of benefits under various social welfare schemes of government, irregularities in jails, alleged negligence in protecting the human rights of people belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, rights of the students studying in various schools across the State, rights of the women including health issues faced by them especially the pregnant women and lactating mothers, and trafficking, among others.

The next day on 29th July, 2025, the Commission will interact with senior officers of the State Government at 11.00 am to sensitise them on various human rights issues and importance of expeditious justice to the victims of human rights violations. The Commission will also review the proactive action taken by the Telangana government and its agencies on its various advisories for the welfare of different sections of society. Thereafter, the Commission will meet with the representatives of civil society organisations, NGOs and Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) at 2.00 pm to understand the human rights issues concerning the State. This meeting will be followed by a media briefing at 3.30 pm about the outcome of the Camp Sitting for a wider dissemination of information on the human rights issues in the State and the actions taken by the NHRC.

The NHRC, India has been holding camp sittings from time-to-time in various states since 2007 to provide on-the-spot speedy justice to the victims of human rights violations. Last week, it held a very productive ‘Open Hearing and Camp Sitting’ in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Earlier, it has held ‘Camp Sittings’ in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a Government school building collapsed resulting in the death of seven children and injuries to 28 others in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan on 25th July, 2025. Reportedly, citing negligence of the administration, the local residents had informed the District authorities about the dilapidated condition of the school building, but no action was taken.

The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, raise a serious issue of human rights violation. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan and the Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.

The report is expected to include the status of health of the injured students as well as compensation, if any, paid to the next of kin of the deceased.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that a 50-year-old labourer was buried under the soil while digging a sewer pit in the campus of a power house in Ajmer district of Rajasthan on 14^th July, 2025. Reportedly, the victim, along with other labourers, was digging a 30-feet-deep well when the incident happened.

The Commission has observed that the contents, if true, raise a serious violation of human rights of the victim. Therefore, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Rajasthan and the Commissioner of Police, Ajmer, calling for a detailed report within two weeks. The report is expected to include compensation, if any, provided to the next of kin (NoK) of the deceased.

According to the media report, carried on 15^th July, 2025, the victim was about 18 feet down when the soil suddenly caved in, completely burying him under it. The other labourers managed to escape. The police, along with Civil Defence personnel, reached the spot and took the victim out after an effort of about 6 to 7 hours. The body of the deceased was sent for the post-mortem examination.