NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA behalf or on a direction or order of any court, into complaint of (i) violation of human rights or abetment thereof; or (ii) negligence in the prevention of such violation, by a public servant. B. b. Intervene in any proceeding involving any allegation of violation of human rights pending before a court, with the approval of such court. c. Visit, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any jail or other institution under the control of the State Government, where persons are detained or lodged for purpose of treatment, reformation or protection, for the study of the living conditions of inmates thereof and make recommendations thereon to the Government. d. Review the safeguards provided by or under the Constitution or any law for the time being in force for the protection of human rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation. e. Review the factors, including acts of terrorism that inhibit the enjoyment of human rights and recommend appropriate remedial measures. f. Study treaties and other international instruments on human rights and make recommendations for their effective implementation. Specialized Divisions and Staff 3.12 There are five Divisions in the Commission. These are– (i) Law Division, (ii) Investigation Division, (iii) Policy Research, Projects and Programmes Division, (iv) Training Division, and (v) Administration Division. 3.13 Law Division: The Law Division of the Commission basically has been serving as the Registry of the Commission. It receives, scrutinizes and registers complaints from the victims or others on behalf of the victims or intimations from the authorities about custodial deaths, custodial rapes, deaths in encounters or action by police/paramilitary forces or defence forces, references from the Courts. It further processes these complaints/matters by placing them before the Commission for orders/proceedings and ensures that necessary follow up action is taken pursuant to the Commission’s orders. It also organizes Camp Sittings, Open Hearings of the Commission, in various parts of the country, to enable the Commission to render justice to the victims at their doorsteps. The Law Division also facilitates the Commission to make interventions in the Court Proceedings, or to respond in the Cases filed against the Commission in the matters of the human rights violations. It also facilitates the Commission in taking suo motu cognizance. Around one lakh cases are annually registered and disposed off by the Law Division. Disposal of a number of these cases results in relief to the victims in the forms of grant of monetary relief, disciplinary action or prosecution against the delinquent public servant, release of bonded labourers, registration of First Information Reports (FIRs), payment of pensions etc. 32 ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20