S I T UAT I O N I N G U JA R AT The letter then stated: "Regrettably, to date, in spite of the recommendations made by the Commission, not enough has been done to assure the victims, the country and the world at large, that the instruments of the State are proceeding with adequate integrity and diligence to remedy the wrongs that have occurred." The letter added: Contemporary human rights jurisprudence requires that the victims must have ready access to the legal system; that prompt and effective steps are taken to ensure that effective disciplinary, administrative, civil and criminal action is taken against those guilty of acts of omission or commission resulting in the violation of human rights; that reparation is provided, individually or collectively, to those who have suffered; that the reparation is proportionate to the gravity of the violations and damage that occurred, and that it include restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition. The letter concluded with the following: "I turn to you, Mr. Prime Minister, both as Head of Government and as a person with a deep and abiding understanding of the issues at stake, to express my anguish in respect of this matter as I prepare to relinquish office. I should be deeply grateful if you could kindly monitor the situation and issue directives to the competent authorities, both at the State and Central levels, to ensure that justice is done along the lines outlined in this letter and set-out in greater detail in the earlier recommendations of the Commission. Your personal involvement in this essential effort would, I am sure, be deeply appreciated by my successor and colleagues in the Commission, no less than by myself. It would also accord, I am sure, with the wishes of all who have the best interests of our country at heart, whether within India or in the wider international community. I have no doubt, the number of such people in our country is overwhelming." ANNUAL REPORT 2002-2003 ... ... 31 ... ... ..