The Supreme Court has said the National Human Rights Commission has unfortunately been reduced to a “toothless tiger�. If the guidelines laid down by it on custodial death were not adhered to, the respect and dignity due to the dead and the human rights of all will remain only on paper, it cautioned.“If the people of our country are deprived of human rights or cannot have them enforced, democracy itself would be in peril,� a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said.The court asked the union government and all state governments to ensure the directions – issued by the rightsNot Set/ NHRC reduced to toothless tiger: SC
The Supreme Court has said the National Human Rights Commission has unfortunately been reduced to a “toothless tigerâ€�. If the guidelines laid down by it on custodial death were not adhered to, the respect and dignity due to the dead and the human rights of all will remain only on paper, it cautioned.“If the people […]
The Supreme Court has said the National Human Rights Commission has unfortunately been reduced to a “toothless tigerâ€�. If the guidelines laid down by it on custodial death were not adhered to, the respect and dignity due to the dead and the human rights of all will remain only on paper, it cautioned.“If the people of our country are deprived of human rights or cannot have them enforced, democracy itself would be in peril,â€� a bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and U U Lalit said.The court asked the union government and all state governments to ensure the directions – issued by the rights
