Promotion of Human Rights Literacy and Awareness General and the officers of the Investigation Division have continued to participate in various workshop s organized by CPOs and armed forces from time to time. 12.6 As part ol continued efforts of the Commission to spread awareness on human rights amongst tie para-military forces, the tradition of holding a national level debate competition on human rights was maintained in the year 1999-2000. The subject of the debate during th? current year was 'The concept of human rights in combating terrorism and militancy', t was organised by the BSF on 31 March 2000 in New Delhi and adjudicated by a distinguished panel of judges under the Chairmanship of a member of the Commission, Justice Dr. K. Ramaswamy. The debate was organized both in English and Hindi and there were 24 participants in the competition. It was attended by a large number of ofTictrs and men of the para-military/armed forces, NGOs, eminent educationists andrepresentatives of the media. The Chairperson, NHRC, presented the winning CRPF team with the running trophy. NATIONAL INSTITLTE OF HUMAN RIGHTS 12.7 In a major rffort to establish a centre of excellence for human rights education, the Commission kas set up the National Institute of Human Rights (NIHR) at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. A Chair on Human Rights was also created with the assistance of this Commission. The Institute was inaugurated on 7 August 1999, a a function in which the Chairperson and the members of the Commission were p-esent. This occasion also coincided with the sanctioning of a project, to NIHR by the Aistralian High Commission upon the recommendations of this Commission. This project was aimed at developing the capacity of the NIHR and strengthening don^stic infrastructure to promote and protect human rights. A sum of A$ 25,000 was sarctioned under the Australian Human Rights Fund Small Grants Scheme. The projei t consisted of conducting a foundation course on human rights for newly appointed judges, a refresher course for Sessions Judges already in position and the preparation anc printing of a human rights manual with guidelines. The NIHR has already organized a Human Rights Sensitisation Workshop for Judges at the Karnataka Judicial Academy, Bangalore, and a Continuing Education Programme for judicial officers at the Andh "a Pradesh Judicial Academy, Secunderabad. The Commission was closely associated w*h both the programmes. Action for preparation of the manual is also underway. On being finalised, the manual will be made available to judicial officers and also the nation^ and state police academies. INTERNSHIP SCHEME " 12.8 With a view to spreading an awareness of human rights issues among university students, the Commision devised a 'Summer Internship Programme' in the year 1998, 75