National Human Right Commission inaugurated by Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC. Also present on the occasion were Dr. Rebecca Reichmann Tavares, UN Multi-country Office and Smt. Meera C. Saxena, Member, Karnataka State Human Rights Commission. Two-day Training Programme for Judicial Officers 2.42 A two-day Training Programme for Judicial Officers at the District Level was organized by the NHRC in collaboration with the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi on 3 and 4 October 2015. The programme was inaugurated by Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Acting Chairperson and Justice Shri D. Murugesan, Member, NHRC addressed the Valedictory Session as the Chief Guest. Awareness Programme on Drug Abuse Prevention 2.43 The Commission sponsored a day-long State Level Awareness Programme on Drug Abuse Prevention jointly organized by Manipur University and the Department of University and Higher Education, Government of Manipur at D. M. College of Teacher Education, Imphal on 18 February 2016. The awareness programme was attended by 450 students from the University of Manipur, different colleges located in Imphal and adjoining districts of Manipur. NHRC – ILI Media Workshop 2.44 The NHRC in collaboration with the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi organized a day-long Training Programme on Media and Human Rights : Issues and Challenges at the premises of the Institute on 12 March 2016. The training programme was inaugurated by Shri S. C. Sinha, Member, NHRC. The participants included media persons, officers working for media communication, both at the Centre and at the State level, and students of law and journalism. 22 Annual Report - 2015-2016