NHRC Seeks Report After Chhattisgarh Children Forced To Cross River On Unsafe Iron Ladder
· Free Press Journal
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that dozens of children from Khambhatha and nearby settlements in the Mainpur Block area of Gariyaband district in Chhattisgarh are compelled to climb a narrow and slippery iron ladder, attached to an unfinished bridge, to cross the Pairi river to reach their schools. Reportedly, the monsoon turns the shallow river into a torrent.
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NHRC seeks report from Chhattisgarh
The Commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, raise serious issues of violation of human rights. Therefore, it has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary, Government of Chhattisgarh, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
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