Annual Report 2013-14 NHRC Issues Guidelines on Clinical Drug Trials 2.34 The NHRC evolved significant guidelines on clinical drug trials with the advice of a five Member Committee especially constituted for the said purpose. These guidelines were an outcome of the complaints brought to the notice of the Commission on illegal clinical trial of drugs conducted on women in Andhra Pradesh. The details are given in Chapter 5 of the Annual Report. Meeting of NHRC Core Group on Disability 2.35 A meeting of the Core Group on Disability was held in the Commission on 20 August 2013 under the chairmanship of Shri S. C. Sinha, Member, NHRC. In this meeting, the Members of the Core Group examined and discussed the draft of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill” drafted in 2012. The details are given in Chapter 11 of the Annual Report. NHRC Member Visits Vishakhapatnam 2.36 Shri S. C. Sinha, Member, NHRC visited Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh from 5 to 8 September 2013. He held meetings with senior officers of the District administration and made an assessment of the implementation of various flagship programmes of Government of India and schemes run by the State Government. As part of the visit, Shri Sinha inspected the Government Hospital for mental health care in the District, which is among the first four mental hospitals set up in the southern region. National Seminar on Challenges of Human Rights, Issues of Sensitivity and 21st Century 2.37 The Commission and Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalaya in Indore, organized the aforementioned National Seminar on 12 and 13 September 2013. The Seminar was inaugurated by Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC in the presence of Dr. D. P. Singh, Vice Chancellor of Devi Ahilya Vishvavidhyalaya. Several prominent literary and media personalities as well as senior officers of the Commission participated in the Seminar besides the students of the university. A large number of papers were read during the Seminar. NHRC Team Visits Muzaffarnagar and Shamli Districts in Uttar Pradesh 2.38 The NHRC sent an investigation team to riot hit Muzaffarnagar and Shamli Districts in Uttar Pradesh. The team was led by Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Member, NHRC. In this endeavour, the Member was assisted, among others, by Smt. Kanwaljit Deol, Director General (Investigation) and Shri A. K. Garg, Registrar (Law). The team took stock of the prevailing situation and assessed the steps taken by the State Government for relief and rehabilitation 12 | NHRC