National Human Right Commission taking suo motu cognizance by the Commission about human rights violations in the country. 2.17 During the period under report, about 196 press releases and statements were prepared and issued by the M&C Unit about the various interventions and activities of the Commission. A total of about 286 news clippings were brought to the notice of the Commission for consideration of suo motu cognizance. In order to give an overall picture about the issues reported in the media, in Chapter - 2 issues reported in the media by way of press clippings, which forms the basis of particular, the role played by the NHRC and the interventions made by it, news clippings on day-to-day basis were uploaded on the website of the Commission. A monthly compendium of these news clippings was further prepared and sent to the NHRC Library for purposes of dissemination to other Libraries and reference by all those visiting the Library. 2.18 Overall, 10 press conferences and 19 interviews of Chairperson, Members and senior officers of NHRC with the All India Radio, Doordarshan and other media organizations were organized. Special efforts were made to organize press conferences and day-to-day media briefings for all the Camp Sittings and Open Hearings of the Commission apart from other activities held in different parts of the country during 2015-2016 like the “Western Region Public Hearing on Right to Healthcare” at Mumbai in January 2016 and three “Workshops on Elimination of Bonded Labour” in Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Rajasthan. 2.19 Besides, a monthly Newsletter is published by the Unit both in English and Hindi, which is circulated free of cost to all the important stakeholders of the Government at the Centre and State level, academic/technical institutions, media, NGOs and civil society organizations, etc. for spreading awareness about human rights issues and interventions and recommendations made by the NHRC from time to time. These are posted on the website of the NHRC as well. The copies of the Newsletter are made available to the visitors at the reception area of the NHRC. Annual Report - 2015-2016 11