Promotion of Human Rights Literacy and Awareness 12.23 The sympo ium reiterated that care and protection should be considered as enforceable rights of the child and not merely welfare measures. Constitutional requirements prohi siting the employment of children in hazardous industries should be strictly enforced, ar^ an industry should be declared to be hazardous if it is dangerous to children, even if not necessarily to adults. 12.24 Human R^hts Day, which is observed on 10 December each year to commemmoraie tit? adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly, was celebrated by the National Human Rights Commission at a function organizec on that day during the year under review. 12.25 Mr. Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah was the Chief Guest at the function and spoke on the Criminaljuaice System and Human Rights. The UN Secretary General's message for the day was rsid out on the occasion. Justice Venkatachaliah also released two booklets publishedby the Commission. They were the do's and don'ts in respect of arrest, titled 'Guidelines -egarding Arrest' and the 'Convention on the Right of the Child' published in both English and Hindi. Awards on 'Creative Writings on Human Rights in Hindi', a scheme which was introduced by the Commission in September 1998 in order to encourage original writings in Hindi on subjects dealing with human rights, were also given away on the occasion. In addition. Justice Venkatachaliah released a Special Day Cover on Human Rights Day brought out by the Department of Posts. The Cover provided a visual presentation of the wording of Section 2(d) of the Protection of Human Rights Acts, superimposed on the logo of the Commission. The cancellation stamp contained the Commission's logo and the purpose of the Special Day Cover. 12.26 A two-day National Seminar entitled 'Towards an Enabling Legal Environment; Rights of I^rsons vith Disabilities' was organised by the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, in collaboration vith the National Human Rights Commission, the Institute for the Physically Handicapped and the Rehabilitation Council of India from 30-31 March 2000 at the Indian Lav Institute, New Delhi. The symposium drew attention to the many problems facing persons with disabilities in the country and the apathy of the government and the society tcwards them. It also made a number of recommendations that could be of notable heb in assisting persons with disabilities to lead normal lives. PUBLICATIONS AND THE MEDIA 12.27 As indicacd earlier in this report, during the year, the Commission published three important s.udies—State of the Art Forensic Sciences; For Better Criminal Justice, Large Volume Pu-enterals; Towards Zero Defect, and Quality Assurance in Mental Health. Each of iiese was well received and in considerable demand amongst human rights activists, srfiolars, health professionals and the legal fraternity. 79