सव भव तु सिखनः ु Annual Report 2022-23 2.3 Policy Advisory 2.3.1 The Commission is mandated to issue Policy Advisories in order to ensure compliance of the safeguards provided under the Cons tu on of India, other laws and interna onal standards for protec on of human rights. The Commission released a total of three advisories during the period, namely, 'Advisory to Prevent, Minimise and Mi gate Impacts of Environmental Pollu on and Degrada on on Human Rights', on 09 May 2022; 'Advisory to Prevent Human Rights of Truck Drivers', on 27 June 2022; and 'Advisory to Prevent, Minimise and Mi gate Ocular Trauma', on 11 October 2022. A detailed account of the same can be found under the thema c areas covered in Chapter 7. 2.4 Conferences/ Seminars/ Open House Discussions 2.4.1 Despite the outbreak of COVID-19, six conferences and webinars were organised by the Commission throughout the year, including, Two-day Na onal Conference on Human Rights in Indian Culture and Philosophy, held on 30 June – 01 July 2022; Open House discussion on the problems of migrant workers, held on 03 August 2022; Open House discussion on Sports and Human Rights, held on 01 November 2022; Discussion on Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), held on 04 November 2022; Mee ng regarding the status of installa on of CCTV cameras at Police Sta ons, held on 24 November 2022; Open House discussion on the Rights of Indian Seafarers, held on 22 February 2023; Two-day Na onal Conference on Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), held on 02-03 March 2023;; and Conference on “Gender and Sexuality: S gma, Discriminaon and Exclusions” in collabora on with Tata Ins tute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, held on 11 March 2023. 2.5 Research on Human Rights 2.5.1 The Commission is also mandated to undertake and promote research in the field of Human Rights for which it sanc ons and supervises research projects under various thema c areas to researchers from various ins tu ons of repute. During the period, 4 there were 46 ongoing projects within the Commission. The details of the research projects have been detailed under Annex 4. 2.6 Promo on of Human Rights Literacy 2.6.1 One of the major func ons of the Commission is to spread human rights literacy among various sec ons of society and promote awareness of the safeguards available for the protec on of these rights through publica ons, the media, seminars and other available means. All the major ac vi es undertaken by the Commission to spread human rights literacy have been elaborated under Chapter – 7. To promote literacy, the Commission also organises visits by students from various universies, internship programmes and funds, moot court compe ons. The same has been detailed under Chapter – 6. The officers of the Commission deliver lectures in training ins tutes and other forums, to sensi se the various stakeholders and spread human rights literacy and promote awareness of the safeguards available for the protec on of human rights. The officers also deliver lectures to students a ached to short-term and long- term internship programmes of NHRC. 2.7 Engagements with Non Government Organisa ons (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisa ons (CSOs) 2.7.1 The Commission encourages the efforts of NGOs and ins tu ons working in the field of human rights by collabora ng with the ones registered on Darpan Portal of NITI Aayog, in spreading Human Rights literacy, releasing funds for the same, and availing their exper se on various burning issues. Chapter – 6 elaborates on the training programmes support to NGOs and CSOs under the Human Rights literacy programmes. 2.8 Engagements with Human Rights Defenders 2.8.1 Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) are engaged by the Commission, who, individually or with others, act to promote or protect human rights. HRDs have Chapter 2 - Year at A Glance