NHRC, India Terrorism and Militancy 7.4 Terrorism is a not a new phenomenon;it poses new challenges with changing times. With the emergence of technology, the challenge of protecting the common man has grown. The threats today have changed; the terrorist groups are more dispersed geographically and technologically along with diversified tactics. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the world has gone through mass space transition,which meanstransition from physical space to cyberspace. India has the biggest challenge of protecting the human right of its citizens on the face of terrorism to create a peaceful society for all. 7.5 An increase in the activities of terrorists and Naxalites has made the role of security forces even more demanding. They are increasingly called upon to control civil unrest, to enhance the security at important places and also to control and maintain law and order, whenever required. 7.6 The Commission is of the firm view that proper observance of human rights is not a hindrance to the promotion of peace and security. Rather, it is an essential element in any worthwhile strategy to preserve peace and security and to defeat terrorism. The purpose of anti-terrorism measures must, therefore, be to protect democracy, rule of law and human rights, which are fundamental values of our society and the core values of the Constitution. 7.7 The Commission, from time to time, has reiterated that terrorism creates an environment that destroys the rights of the people to live in freedom from fear. Terrorism’s goal is to destroy the very fabric of democracy and society. India remains an important ally in the global war on terrorism. It has fought against terrorism for more than fifty years and has learnt a great deal from its success and failures. The endeavour of the Commission is to call upon the international community to cooperate in combating terrorism. At the same time, the Commission has always emphasised that in doing so, the approach should be humane, rational and secular. Conditions of Prisons: Visits to Jails 7.8 Commission’s team, led by Member, Mrs Jyotika Kalra,visited a Prison for an on-the-spot assessment of itsfacilities in the wake of the Magisterial Enquiry Report observing that there were complaints of several inmates having TB and lack of medical care while enquiring into the death of a 21 years old under trial prisoner due to pulmonary TB. The inmate was healthy at entry into the Prison on 27April 2019 and died on 15July 2020. 7.9 The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC India, in the wake of a sizeable number of TB patients in the Lajpore Central Prison, Surat, has recommended the DG Prisons, Government of Gujarat, to screen inmates every six months for TB, HIV/AIDS to provide timely treatment and check the spread of the disease. It has also asked to increase the staff strength of various personnel in the Prison, including the Hospital, besides filling up the vacancies at the earliest. The Commission also recommended that the Government consider terminally ill patients for commutation of sentence on a priority basis. Moreover, for commuting the sentence, the Government should consider all the cases as provided U/s 433 CrPC rather than only cases falling U/s 433 A CrPC. ANNUAL REPORT 50 2021-22