In an unprecedented order, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Chief Secretary, Government of Goa “to arrest and bring the said Secretary, Home Department, Government of Goa before the Commission on 19.9.2018 at 12:00 Noon and return the warrant duly executed on or before 12.9.2018 with an endorsement certifying the day on which […]
Trafficking
Two Tribal girls of Assam rescued from traffickers in Mumbai after ACHR’s intervention
The interventions of the Asian Centre for Human Rights led to the rescue of two Scheduled Tribe girls of Assam, aged 12 years and 19 years, and their reunion with their families after they were abducted and trafficked to Mumbai in 2012. The tribal girls namely Dibya Devi Chakma (12 years), d/o Natun Chandra Chakma […]
ACHR’s intervention in trafficking of 29 tribal children from Nagaland to Andhra Pradesh
On 3 August 2009, the ACHR submitted a complaint before the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) seeking its urgent interventions against the trafficking of 29 tribal minor children including 11 girls from Nagaland to Andhra Pradesh in the name of providing free education. According to the complaint, one Henry Rongmei, claiming himself […]
Trafficking of three girls from Mizoram
On 28 January 2010, Asian Centre for Human Rights submitted a petition to the National Commission for Women seeking its action against trafficking of three girls from Mizoram by Mr. H. Kapthuama, Chairman of Jan Shikshan Sansthan under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India in the name of providing job at Ramada […]