Annual Report 2013-14 with regard to the recommendations made by the Commission on various human rights concerns. In the past, it has held camp sittings in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Bengaluru (for four southern States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu), Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya and Maharashtra. 2.11 During the period under review, the Commission held three camp sittings in Chhattisgarh, Manipur and Uttar Pradesh. The first camp sitting was held at Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 11 and 12 April 2013. The Full Commission headed by the Chairperson, Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan and the Divisional Bench heard 29 cases and recommended monetary relief of about ` 20 lakhs in 21 cases of human rights violations. 2.12 The Commission held its second camp sitting at Imphal, Manipur from 23 to 25 October 2013. A total of 46 cases, four in Full Commission, 42 in Division Benches, were taken up. Some of these cases related to Loktak Lake and Churachandpur District Hospital wherein the Commission recommended that investigations of these cases be carried out by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Commission recommended monetary relief of ` 32 lakhs in six cases of deaths due to violation of human rights by the police/security forces. 2.13 While in Manipur, a team of the Commission comprising Members Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph and Shri Satyabrata Pal, along with senior officers visited Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences to meet Ms. Irom Sharmila, a human rights activist who has been on indefinite fast demanding the repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Ms. Irom Sharmila is under trial for charges under Section 309 IPC irrespective of the declaration that she will continue to fast until the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is repealed, as in the view of the State Government, her sustained refusal to eat is an attempt to commit suicide. 2.14 Its third camp sitting was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 15 to 17 January 2014. During the hearing, 92 cases related to atrocities on scheduled castes, sexual abuse in children’s home, medical negligence, manual scavenging and deaths in police custody and encounter were taken up by the Full Commission and two Division Benches. 2.15 A total of `1,20,65,000 was recommended by the Commission to be paid to the victims/next of kin of the deceased persons in 25 cases. In addition, the Commission issued notices under Section 18 of the PHRA to the State Government to show cause as to why monetary relief should not be paid to the next of kin of deceased in eight cases of death in police custody/encounter. Further, CBCID enquiry was recommended by the Commission in two cases of death in police encounter. Interaction with Media 2.16 Ever since the NHRC was constituted, it has believed that media is its partner in the protection and promotion of human rights. The Commission makes use of a variety of NHRC | 5