The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India has taken suo-motu cognisance of media report that at least 23 people were killed and over 30 injured after the roof of a shelter at a crematorium collapsed on them in Murad Nagar Municipality, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, 3rd January, 2021.

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India in a case of disappearance of a woman and subsequent recovery of her body in District Mahendergarh, Haryana has found that the police did not act professionally to pursue the FIR in the matter and interrogate the alleged accused. Accordingly, it has issued a notice to the Government of Haryana, through its Chief Secretary, to show cause why Rs. 3 lakh should not be recommended to be paid to the next of kin of the victim woman.

More children in India and Nepal are likely to be forced into labour, according to a study GoodWeave International. The study Hidden and Vulnerable: The Impact of COVID 19 on Child, Forced and Bonded Labor was carried out by this non-profit organisation in the apparel, home textile and carpet supply chains in the two countries. A report based on the study has documented loss of income leading to indebtedness. The study noted that the situation has led to migration and closure of schools.