NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA were introduced in 2019. The Newsletter in English is edited, designed, printed and circulated by the Media and Communication Wing and translated, printed and circulated in Hindi by Official Language Section. The number of soft copy recipients was increased to about 4,000. The list of hard copy recipients was rationalized and made more inclusive to include education institutions, police and administrative institutions among others. These were circulated free of cost among all the important functionaries of the Government(s), academic institutions, NGOs, media persons, individuals etc. for spreading awareness about the importance of human rights and NHRC interventions and recommendations. It was also uploaded on the NHRC website. The copies of the Newsletters were also available for the visitors in the reception area of the Manav Adhikar Bhawan. NHRC Monthly Newsletter for the month of March, 2020 2.24 In addition to providing information to media persons on some specific issues during the period, the Media and Communication Wing invited them for the coverage of Camp Sittings and Open Hearings/Workshops/Seminars/Conferences of the Commission organized in different parts of ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 11

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