NHRC, India 2.3.1 During the period under review, two camp sittings and 28 spot enquiries were organised by the Commission. The same have been detailed under Chapter – 3. A list of all the spot enquiries undertaken by the Commission is also enclosed as Annexure – 7. 2.3.2 Custodial Deaths – During the period from April, 2021 to March, 2022, 1558 cases of Judicial Custodial Deaths and 239 cases of Police Custodial Deaths were processed/disposed of by the Investigation Division. 2.3.3 Deaths in Police Firing – During the period, more than 257 cases of encounter deaths were processed/disposed of by the Investigation Division. 2.3.4 Rapid Action Cell –During the period 01.4.2021 to 31.3.2022, the Investigation Division has dealt with 49 such Rapid Action Cases (RACs) where immediate intervention by the Commission was able to prevent not only Human Rights violation, but also threats to human life and liberty. C. Review of law 2.4 Commission conducted an analytical study of the United Nations Convention on Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Indian Constitution, Legislations, Schemes, Policies and Programmes. D. Core group meetings 2.5 Core Groups of experts have been constituted by the Commission on certain key areas that require special attention. The Commission organises Core Group Meetings annually to discuss relevant issues pertaining to each thematic area. Details of core group meetings organised during the period under review have been provided under Annexure – 8. E. Policy advisory 2.6 The Commission is mandated to issue Policy Advisories in order to ensure compliance of the safeguards provided under the Constitution of India, other laws and international standards for protection of human rights. In the period under review, the Commission released a total of 12 advisories on Right to Health in the light of second wave of Covid-19, Protection of Rights and Dignity of the dead, Informal Workers, Bonded Labours, Children, Manual Scavengers, Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, among others. A detailed account of the same can be found under the thematic areas covered in Chapter – 7. A list of all the advisories released during the period under review is also enclosed as Annexure – 10. F. National seminars 2.7 Despite the outbreak of Covid-19, around eight virtual conferences and webinars were organised by the Commission throughout the year. These included conferences on rights of domestic workers, manual scavengers, victims of human trafficking, women and children and webinars on cooperation ANNUAL REPORT 4 2021-22