National Human Right Commission NHRC Open Hearings 2.14 The NHRC held Open Hearings on atrocities against Scheduled Castes at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (8 April 2015) and Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (22 April 2015). Towards Third Universal Periodic Review 2017 – Follow up of UPR-2 Recommendations & Organization of Regional Consultations 2.15 With the objective of submitting an independent report to the UN Human Rights Council about the human rights situation of India towards the third universal periodic review in 2017, the NHRC developed a framework indicating action required along with monitorable outcomes on each of the 67 recommendations accepted by the Government of India. This framework was shared with the concerned 16 Ministries of the Government of India and was followed up by meetings with their respective Secretaries/Joint Secretaries. Thereafter, two Regional Consultations, one at Chandigarh for Northern States of India in collaboration with Panjab University in October 2015 and the other in Kolkata for the Eastern and Central States in collaboration with the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences in February 2016 were organized to know the human rights situation at the ground level with regard to the accepted 67 recommendations of the Government of India. Dissemination of NHRC Information and Interaction with Media 2.16 The NHRC, through its Media and Communication (M&C) Unit, disseminates information about the NHRC activities through various means. These include press releases and statements, media briefings, press conferences and interviews of Chairperson and Members of the Commission. The M&C Unit also provides feedback to the Commission about significant human rights 10 Annual Report - 2015-2016