During the month of January, 2018, total 2011 news clippings on various human rights issues were culled out from different/select editions of major English and Hindi newspapers and some news websites. Out of these, 119 news clippings, specifically reported the interventions by the NHRC or carried a reference to it. The NHRC specific stories can be seen at 'NHRC-in-news' on the website of the Commission.
News clippings related to 07 incidents of alleged human rights violations were brought to the notice of the Commission, which it considered and found fit for suo motu cognizance. Total 16 press releases were issued based on the activities and proceedings of the Commission in different cases.