NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
S.No.
Name of Jail/Institutions
Date of Visit
Visited by
15.
Baran and Kota District, Rajasthan (Eklera
Danda Bonded labourers Rehabilitation
Colony, Janjati Balika Aavas Vidyalaya
Kishanganj, and field visits to Brick Kilns at
Mangrol, Kota & Jagpura)
17 March 2017
Shri G. B. Panda
16.
Bhopal, Indore and Khandawa Districts of
Madhya Pradesh (Bonded/Child Labour)
(Vijay Nagar and Sarafa in Indore, Rajkiya
Bal Sangrakshan Ashram and Bal Sakha
Ashram Gruha, Indore and Khandawa)
19-25 March 2017
Dr. Ashok Sahu
17.
District Jail, Meerut
23 March 2017
Shri Sunil Krishna
18.
Central & District Jail, Bareilly
28 March 2017
Shri Sunil Krishna
4.140 The reports submitted by the Members, Special Rapporteurs and officers are placed
before the Chairperson or Full Commission and the directions given thereto are forwarded to
the concerned State Government for compliance.
E.
Prison Reforms
a.
Follow-up of National Seminar on Prison Reforms
4.141 The National Human Rights Commission organized a two-day National Seminar on
Prison Reforms in New Delhi on 13-14 November, 2014. The aim of the seminar was to assess
the status of the implementation of the recommendations made in its earlier seminar on the
subject held on the 15 April 2011 and to discuss what further steps would require to be taken
to improve prisoners’ condition and prison administration with a human rights perspective. The
recommendations emerged from the seminar were sent to all the States and Union Territories
seeking for an action taken report. The recommendations of the seminar are also available in
the NHRC’s website.
4.142 Action taken report has been received from all the States, except from the States of
Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
Reminders have been sent to these States and Union Territory seeking for action taken report.
The Commission has worked on analysis of the action taken reports.
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