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time on 14 March 2016.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in NHRC
2.34 As part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched by the Government of
India in the entire country, the NHRC undertook significant measures during
the year by way of displaying banners at strategic points of its building, periodic
cleaning of the building and its surroundings by the employees, weeding out of
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organizations across the country. The reconstituted Group met for the first
old files by all the Divisions, and posting the snapshots of these events on the
website of the Commission and its Newsletters. The designated Nodal Officer
also issued circulars to all Divisional Heads requesting them to ensure their
participation as well as of their staff in the cleanliness drives undertaken by the
Commission from time to time.
Human Rights of Elderly Persons : Law, Policies and
Implementation – A Study with Special Reference to Kerala
2.35 The above research study was commissioned by the NHRC to the Centre
for Human Rights, the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi in
February 2016. The research is to be completed within a span of 18 months. Its
main objective is to assess the human rights of elderly persons in the backdrop
of social realities, laws, policies and programmes evolved for them by the
Government.
Country Assessment/National Inquiry on Human Rights in
Context of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Well-Being
2.36 The above research project was initiated by the NHRC in collaboration
with SAMA-Resource Group on Women and Health (SAMA), New Delhi and
Partners for Law in Development, New Delhi in March 2016. Its prime objective
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