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develop appropriate linkages and coordination between the formal system and voluntary
agencies working for the rights of children with disabilities.
Elimination of Bonded Labour and Child Labour System
2.18 The Commission continued to monitor the implementation of the Bonded Labour
System (Abolition) Act, 1976 and the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 in the
country. It organized three regional workshops on the issue of bonded labour and two regional
workshops on the issue of child labour in Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Raipur (Chha�isgarh) and
Ahmedabad (Gujarat).
TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND WORKSHOPS
National
2.19 Some important training programmes and workshops organized by NHRC during
the period under review were : ‘Basic Training on Human Rights’, ‘Training of Trainers on
Human Rights’, ‘Advanced Training on Human Rights’, ‘Training Programme on Women’s
Issues’, ‘Training Programme on Children’s Issues’, ‘Health and Human Rights’ and ‘Human
Rights in Prison Management’. The NHRC also conducted a two-day a�achment programme
for Probationers of Indian Foreign Service. Besides, it conducted an ‘In-house Training
Programme’ for newly recruited officers and staff of the Commission and ‘Summer & Winter
Internship Programmes’ of one month duration each for college and university students and
short-term a�achment for students interested in the field of human rights. During the period
under review, a total of 86 training programmes, workshops and seminars were organized by
the Training Division of NHRC in collaboration with the Administrative Training Institutes,
Police Training Institutes, State Human Rights Commissions, Universities, NGOs and other
institutions/organizations across the country.
Workshop on Human Rights Defenders
2.20 A one-day Workshop on Human Rights Defenders was organized by the NHRC on 12
October 2009 in New Delhi.
Online Training Programme on Human Rights for Police Personnel
2.21 The NHRC and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi agreed
to jointly develop an Online Training Programme on Human Rights for Police Personnel.
The programme is designed to target police personnel at the cu�ing edge level of the rank of
Constables to Sub-Inspectors. The main objective of the programme is to spread awareness on
human rights issues and equip them to implement human rights in their day-to-day functioning
with the public at large.
International
2.22 A two-day Conference of National Human Rights Institutions of South Asian Countries
on Human Rights Awareness and National Capacity Building was organized by NHRC-India
in New Delhi on 16 and 17 April 2009.
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