the enjoyment of any other right. Thus, the realization of civil rights is as important as the realization of economic rights. 2.3 The significance of human rights, more so their realization, remind us of the necessity to place the human being at the centre of our overall development and adjust our analytical lens accordingly. In its last Annual Report pertaining to the year 2013 – 2014, the Commission had stated that all human rights for all people in all countries should be the goal of the 21st century whereby everybody lives a life of dignity and enjoys freedom from fear and want, without discrimination. In accord with the same, the Commission continued to focus its attention onproper and just implementation of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rightsin the country during the period under review and in the process made efforts to empower people, especially the most vulnerable and the most marginalized. 2.4 The ensuing paragraphs give an overview of the significant activities undertaken by the Commission during the period April 2014 to March 2015. Meetings of the Commission 2.5 During the year under review, the Full Commission deliberated upon and decided a number of cases of human rights violations in its 57 sittings. In addition, the Division Benches considered 477 cases in 45 sittings. The Full Commission further took up eight cases of Kashmiri migrants in an open court hearing held in the premises of the Commission on 24 March 2015. 2.6 In accordance with Section 3(3) of the PHRA, the Statutory Full Commission consisting of deemed Members of National Commissions for Minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women for the discharge of functions specified in clauses (b) to (j) of Section 12 of the PHRA, met on 3 February 2015 to discuss issues of concern. NHRC Camp Sittingsand Open Hearings 2.7 The NHRC has been organizing Camp Sittings and Open Hearings from 2007-2008 and 2012-2013 onwards respectively primarily in State capitals. The main objective of the Camp Sittings is to expedite disposal of pending complaints and sensitize the State functionaries about various human rights concerns including follow-up with the State authorities the compliance status of NHRC recommendations. The aim of the Open Hearings is confined to hearing of complaints pertaining to atrocities inflicted on the Scheduled Castes. 2.8 Earlier, NHRC used to hold separate Camp Sittings and Open Hearings of two to three days each but during the period under review, it conducted these together during a span of three days in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh from 10 – 12 September 2014 and in 8 National Human Right Commission Annual Report - 2014-2015