Promoting Research The Policy Research, Projects and Programmes Division (PRP&P Division) of NHRC undertakes and promotes research on human rights and organizes conferences, seminars and workshops on important human rights issues. Whenever the Commission, on the basis of its hearings, deliberations or otherwise, arrives at a conclusion that a particular subject is of importance, it is converted into a project/ programme to be dealt with by the PRP&P Division. Besides, it reviews policies, laws, treaties and other international instruments in force for the protection and promotion of human rights. It facilitates in monitoring the implementation of NHRC recommendations by the Central, State and Union Territory authorities. Some of the recent meetings/ conferences/ seminars/ open house discussion organized by the Commission, includes: • Open House Consultation on Health Insurance of Persons with Disabilities • Open House Discussion on ‘Prevention of Atrocities and Other Forms of Discrimination Against SC/ST Community : Issues, Challenges and Way Forward’ • Meeting of NHRC Core Group on Criminal Justice System Reforms • Open House Discussion on Human Rights of Indian Seafarers • Meeting of the Core Group on Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and NGOs • Meeting of NHRC Core Group on Health and Mental Health • Meeting of the Core Group on Rights of Women • Meeting of the Core Advisory Group on Business and Human Rights: Issues and Challenges of Commercial Truck Drivers • Virtual Meeting on the Issue of Missing Children • Western Region Review Conference on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, and Victim Compensation Schemes • Open House Discussion on Analysis of Prevention of Torture Bill, 2017 • Meeting on One-Stop Centres • National Seminar on Good Governance, Development, and Human Rights Online Courses The Commission has taken initiative for Open Online Courses on Human Rights in 2017, which includes Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Human Rights through SWAYAM Portal by the University Grant Commission (UGC), and Course Material on Training Programme of Human Rights and Online Training/ Awareness Generation Programme on Human Rights for Police Personnel and Judicial Officers by the Indira Gandhi Open University (IGNOU). www.nhrc.nic.in, covdnhrc@nic.in, @India_NHRC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL | 17