NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
CHAPTER 6
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RIGHT TO HEALTH
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A. Silicosis
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B.
Charter of Patient’s Rights
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C.
Research study on assessing the Status of Health System
delivery and factors determining access to Quality Health
Care for Tribal Communities
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D. Special Rapporteurs Visits
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E.
Illustrative Cases of Health dealt by NHRC
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1.
Death of Workers due to Silicosis in West Bengal
(Case No. 1209/25/15/2014)
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2.
Thriving Diamond Mining in Panna District, Madhya Pradesh
versus Workers Falling Prey to Silicosis
(Case No. 430/12/32/2012)
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3.
Victims of Silicosis in Anand District, Gujarat : “Agate”
Workers in Village Khambat
(Case No. 351/6/3/2010)
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4.
Scheduled Caste female Tuni Naik, Leprosy patient
administered anti-TB drugs by Medical Officer in CHC,
Bantala, Odisha (Case No.1042/18/16/2015)
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5.
Ward Boy poses as Doctor in Dist. Hospital, Varanasi
resulting in amputation of leg of 9 Year Old Boy
(Case No.46982/24/72/2015)
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6.
Violation of the dignity and personal liberty of a HIV patient
in Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut by
displaying Her HIV Status (Case No. 25825/24/54/2015)
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7.
Death of 39 Tribal Children due to Malnutrition in Attappady
area of Palakkad District, Kerala
(Case No. 437/11/10/2013)
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8.
Death of more than 80 infants/children in a Government
run Hospital in the District Banswara of Rajasthan
(Case No. 2064/20/3/2017)
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RIGHT TO FOOD
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A. National Conference on Implementation of National Food
Security Act, 2013 in Relation to Children & Lactating
Mothers and Pregnant Women.
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Annual Report 2017-2018