NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION enterprises. The Commission organized three Regional Conferences on Business and Human Rights, viz., the South Regional Conference at Chennai on 17 January 2017, West Regional Conference at Mumbai on 22 February 2017 and East Regional Conference at Kolkata on 2 June 2017. It finally culminated with the development of a draft ‘Self-Assessment Tool’ to be used by the industry on a voluntary basis. Research Studies Commissioned by NHRC 2.59 NHRC has entrusted research studies on varied subjects to educational and research institutions and civil society organizations. The subject of the studies are – (i) Corporate Duty to Respect Human Rights in Indian Context - An Empirical Study on the State of Human Rights Practices based on Ruggie’s Framework in Business Firms in India; (ii) Status of Human Rights Education in Colleges and Universities; (iii) Challenges for Protection, Dissemination and Promotion of Human Rights Education through Law School: A Study of North India; (iv) Custodial Justice: An Investigation into Causes of Deaths in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu; (v) Assessing the Status of Health System Delivery and Factors Determining Access to Quality Health Care for Tribal Communities; (vi) A Study to Understand the Changing Dynamics and Challenges of Surrogates; (vii) Agrarian Crisis and Farmers Suicides – An Empirical Study of Endemic States – Issues and Concerns; (viii) Human Rights Education in Schools in India : A Comparative Study of Syllabus Prescribed by State Education Boards; and (ix) Human Index Report and Human Rights Index. Oral Statement made by NHRC, India at a Plenary Session 2.60 Shri J. S. Kochher, Joint Secretary (Training & Research), represented NHRC India in the United Nations Human Rights Council Meeting for consideration of the Third Universal Periodic Review of India from 20-21 September 2016 at Geneva, Switzerland. During the session, NHRC, India made an oral statement at the plenary session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND WORKSHOPS NATIONAL Important Programmes Organized by NHRC 2.61 During the year 2016-17, the Commission had approved 560 training programmes of 125 institutes relating to various aspects of human rights, which includes 403 One Day Awareness Generation Programmes on Human Rights for Block Panchayat Level and Nagar Panchayat Level in different States namely Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh & Tripura. Out of these, 24 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017