सव भव तु सिखनः ु Annual Report 2022-23 SHRCs, senior officers of the Government of India, offi cers of I ndian Army/ Air Force/ Indian Navy, Chiefs of CAPF, Special Rapporteurs, Special Monitors, representa ves of eminent NGOs, academicians, medical doctors, etc. to address and interact with the student interns online through BHARAT VC pla orms in the Online Short-term Internship Programme. 6.5.3 During 2022-23, group research projects were done on topics like climate change, business and human rights; human rights of refugees and asylum seekers; SDG-2- Food Security and Nutri on in India, amongst others by the interns, which were evaluated by the Commission. The internship also involved ac vi es like book review compe on, group research project on relevant human rights subject, which was evaluated and rewarded with cash prizes of Rs. 15,000/-, Rs. 10,000/- and Rs. st nd rd 5000/- respec vely for 1 2 & 3 posi ons. A declama on contest was also held on the day of valedic on, where 10 interns par cipate and the top three winners were rewarded with books. In addi on, every student intern, a er successfully comple ng the internship, got a s pend of Rs. 2000/- to cover miscellaneous expenses like internet, pen drive, etc. From the point of view of giving hands-on experience to the par cipants of the internship programmes, the students were also taken for virtual field visits to Tihar Jail, Police Sta ons, and NGOs. 6.5.4 The Commission has been organising Moot Court Compe on since 2013 in collabora on with various Law universi es/ colleges across India, for which it provides financial assistance. In 2022-23, six ins tu ons, namely, Himachal Pradesh Na onal Law University (HPNLU), Shimla(28-30 October 2022); Xavier Law School, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha (16-18, December 2022); Dharmashastra Na onal Law University, Jabalpur (10-12 February 2023); Rajiv Gandhi Na onal University of Law, Punjab (24-26 February 2023); Tamil Nadu Na onal Law University Tamil Nadu (0305, March 2023); and Na onal University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi (24-25, March 20 2023) conducted Moot Court Compe collabora on with NHRC. ons in 6.5.5 Gender Sensi sa on Training Programme for inhouse officers and staff was organised twice in the Commission on 30 September 2022 and 29 December 2022. 6.5.6 A batch of 11 Undergraduate/ Postgraduate students were a ached with the Commission from 5 - 19 August 2022. The students were exposed to the func oning of the Commission by way of a achment with different divisions, viz. Law, Inves ga on, Coordina on, Research, Media and Communica on and training for a number of days in each. 6.5.7 The Commission organised 26 Half Day/ One Day visits for students and officers of different schools, universi es and ins tu ons. List of visits of student/ trainees orgnised by NHRC during 2022-23 can be seen at Annex 12. 6.5.8 The NHRC, in collabora on with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), conducted the 27th Central Armed Police Forces Debate Compe on on 23 November 2022. Jus ce Shri Arun Mishra, Chairperson, along with the Members and others senior officers of the Commission were present for the occasion. In the final event, total 16 par cipants (8 for Hindi and 8 for English) took part in the debate compe on. Trophies, cer ficates and cash prizes were given to the winners in each category and the Rolling Trophy was won by the CISF. 6.5.9 To promote human rights awareness and sensi se the State/ UT police personnel, the Commission provided financial assistance to the authori es to conduct debate compe ons. In compliance, 18 States/ UTs, namely, U arakhand, Chha sgarh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Haryana, Assam, Punjab, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands successfully conducted the debate compe on on human rights issues during 2022-23. Chapter 6 - Advocacy and Outreach