Human Rights Violations in MP | 22 Aug 2025

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Madhya Pradesh reported 10,373 human rights violation cases in the financial year 2024-25, translating to 29 cases per day.

This marks a continuous rise in such incidents over the last five years, with the number of pending complaints also increasing.

Pending Complaints: The Chief Minister informed the assembly that 4,669 human rights complaints are currently pending in the Madhya Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (MP-SHRC).
- This is up from 2,798 complaints pending in 2020-21.
Decline Over the Years: Despite the rise in complaints over the past few years, long-term data from the MPHRC shows a decline in the overall number of cases when compared to earlier decades.
- In 2002-03, more than 15,000 complaints were reported, but by 2021-22, this number had decreased to under 9,000, primarily due to faster disposal of cases.

Human Rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status.
- These include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.
The National Human Right Commission (NHRC) of India defines Human Rights as rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India.