NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Interaction with Foreign Delegates in the Commission
2.83 Ms. Leilani Farha, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, OHCHR visited NHRC India
on 11.04.2016 to examine / discuss issues related to the promotion and protection of the right
to adequate housing, and more broadly to the links between the right to an adequate standard
of living, of which housing is a central aspect.
2.84 Mrs. Anne Marchal, First Counsellor, Head of Political Affairs, EU visited the Commission
to have a meeting with Dr. S.N. Mohanty, Secretary General, NHRC on 9 May 2016. Eleven
participants from EU Political Counsellors had attended the above meeting.
2.85 A delegation consisting of 12 people, led by Justice Stella Arach Amoko, the Chairperson
of the Law Development Centre (LDC) Management Committee, Uganda and a Judge of the
Supreme Court of Uganda from Law Development Centre (LDC), Uganda visited NHRC India
on 19.10.2016 for an interaction with the Chairperson, Members and Secretary General to discuss
the functioning of the Commission.
2.86 The NHRC Bangladesh (JAMAKON) delegation consisting of seven staff members, namely,
Md. Nazrul Islam, Full Time Member, Professor Meghana Guhathakurta, Honorary Member,
Mr. Enamul Hoque Chowdhury, Honorary Member, Professor Akhter Hussain, Honorary
Member, Begum Nurun Naher Osmani, Honorary Member, Hiranmaya Barai, Secretary, NHRC
Bangladesh, Ms. Lubna Yasin, Representative from UNDP, visited India for an interaction with
NHRC India on 23.11.2016 and with other Commissions from 21 to 22 November, 2016 to
gather ideas and share experiences from different sources. The delegation showed eagerness to
be conversant with the procedures and business of NHRC India, which they consider to be the
most versatile organization in the APF region, to learn about Complaint Management System,
cases hearing, administrative procedures, etc.
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