NHRC suo motu intervention results in the MEA swiftly getting rescued six Indian workers facing torture in captivity by their employer in Thailand since last several months

• National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) used its suo motu powers to flag the captivity of six Indian workers in Thailand, prompting the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to secure their rescue and partial repatriation.
• Demonstrates the statutory-body × executive coordination mechanism for protecting Indian nationals abroad, a recurring UPSC theme in GS-II (Governance, Rights, Diaspora).