CHAPTER 2 2.22 Six Special Rapporteurs of the Commission visited eightCentral Jails, 22District Jails, one Sub-division Jail and one all women police station located in different parts of the country during the period under review. Other than this, one of the Special Rapporteurs made an assessment of the magnitude of human rights violations inflicted on incarcerated persons by the police in the State of Tamil Nadu as well as an analysis of arrest and release on bail from police station in hurt cases in Ootakamund and Kancheepuram Districts of Tamil Nadu. Pilot Study ofUndertrials in State of Uttar Pradesh 2.23 The NHRC in collaboration with the Centre for Equity Studies, New Delhi took up a pilot study on Undertrialsin the State of Uttar Pradesh in February 2015. The main objectives of the study areto grasp the socio-economicand educational profile of the undertrials includingnature of offencescommitted by themand the sections under which their trial is undertaken by the authorities; the causes of sufferings of undertrials due to the possible inter-play of inadequate legal representation, institutional biases and deficiencies; and make an assessment of justice given including the mechanisms by which they are denied timely and quality justice. The time frame of the study is ten months. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS National Conference on Mental Health and Human Rights on 30 May 2014 2.24 The NHRC organized a one-day National Conference on Mental Health in New Delhi on 30 May 2014. The main objectives of the Conference were to - (i) discuss ways in which the mental health services could be strengthened from the perspective of human rights, in terms of availability, accessibility, affordability and quality of mental health care; (ii) discuss the approach of involving the community in the management of mentally ill persons and sharing of best practices; (iii) discuss ways in which the human resources for mental health care can be improved so that proper care and treatment is given to mentally ill persons; and (iv) discuss strategies for creating awareness among people especially in rural areas regarding the factual information about mental illness and ways to deal with it scientifically. National Conference on Silicosis 2.25 A one-day National Conference on Silicosis was organized by the NHRC at New Delhi on 25 July 2014. The main objective of the Conference was to discuss the status of action taken by Union Ministry of Labour & Employment and States/Union Territories on the earlier recommendations made by the NHRC in the prevention, detection, and eventual elimination of silicosis. National Human Right Commission Annual Report - 2014-2015 13