Annual Report 1999-2000 aimed at associating students with the Commission for six tveeks every year, during their summer vacations. The Summer Internship Programme—1999 was held for a period of 45 days from 17 May 1999 to 30 June 1999. Eleven students of Law, Political Science, Sociology and Criminology from the Universities of Andhra Pradesh, Kamataka, Rajasthan and Bihar participated in the programme. Apart from the Summer Internship 1999, three students from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, were given short-term placements in the Commission during the period November-December 1999 and five others during the period January-February 2000. 12.9 A Human Rights Officer from the Danish Centre for Human Rights worked in the Commission on a Research Project on 'The Conditions of Juvenile Homes and Other Institutions/Homes Set-up under Different Statutes', from 6 January 1999 to 13 August 1999. A report on the topic 'From Neglected and Delinquent Juveniles to the Neglect and Delinquency of Indians—^A Study of the Juvenile Justice System in India, in Particular the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986' was submitted to the Commission thereafter. 12.10 Two other university students, one from Bochum University, Germany, and the other fiom the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University, USA, were also given placement in the Commission during the year. TRAINING MATERIAL FOR STAFF OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS 12.11 The Commission constituted a Core Group in November 1998 with the task of preparing training material for the staff of the National; and State Human Rights Commissions. The Group consisted of representatives fium the NHRC; the National Commission for Women; Punjab and Himachal Pradesh State Human Rights Commissions; the Indian Institute of Public Administration; the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science; Prof. Hargopal of Central University, Hyderabad; and Shri Joseph Gathia, Executive Director, Centre of Concern for Child Labour. During the course of the year, a sub-group drew up the curriculum. The report of the Core Group as a whole, covering the curriculum, training manual, resource persons, training schedule and list of institutions for the training programme is expected to be made available during the course of the next year. , CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS 12.12 A number of major seminars and workshops were held under the aegis of the Commission during the year. They were organized in collaboration with NGOs, international organisations working for human rights. State Human Rights Commissions and academic institutions. 76