16-08-2012, 03:32 PM
National Human Rights Commission India Experiences in fulfilling mandate
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Functions of the Commission
Inquiring, suo motu, or on a petition, presented by victims, or persons on their behalf, into complaints of :-
- violation of human rights or abetment thereof, or
- negligence or dereliction of duties in the prevention of such violation, by public servants
Intervening in any proceedings involving any allegations of violation of human rights pending before Courts, with the approval of such Courts.
To File proceedings in the High Court or the Supreme Court
Visiting, under intimation to State Governments, jails or other institutions under the control of State Governments, where persons are detained or lodged for purposes of treatment, reformation or protection, to study the living conditions of the inmates, and make recommendations.
Reviewing the safeguards provided by, or under, the Constitution, or any laws for the time being in force, for the protection of human rights, and recommending measures for their effective implementation.
Some Major Accomplishments
Civil and Political Rights
Systemic reforms in police
Establishment of Human Rights cells in police headquarters
Improvement in infrastructure – Forensic Labs
Visits to prisons, mental hospitals and Govt. run homes
Monitor non-discrimination in relief, rehab and reconstruction to victims of violence and displacement
Monitor
Prison Conditions
Custodial Deaths
Hospitals for mentally ill patients
Status of Bonded and Child labour situation
Homes run by the Government
Rights of Internally Displaced Person
Monitors Vishakha (Supreme Court) Guidelines on sexual harassment at work place
Encounter Deaths
Deaths of Children in Protection Home