NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA Sl. No 4. Zone/area covered as per new scheme EAST ZONE West Bengal, Odisha and Andaman & Nicobar Islands Additional charge of NORTHEAST ZONE Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh SOUTH ZONE Tamil Nadu, Poducherry, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana & Karnataka 5. Name of Special Rapporteur Shri B.B. Mishra IPS (Retd) (AssamMeghalaya Cadre) Tenure 12.03.2018 to 11.03.2019 Dr. C.K. Mathew IAS (Retd) (Rajasthan Cadre) 01.04.2018 to 31.03.2019 Remarks Additional charge as mentioned in column 2 above. Resigned w.e.f. 15/11/18. Submitted for approval III. Thematic Special Rapporteurs 1. Disabilities Shri P.K. Pincha 2. Bonded Labour / Child Dr. Ashok Sahu, IES Labour/Migrant Labour (Retd.) 01.12.2015 to 30.11.2018 01.07.2016 to 31.12.2018 F. Core and Expert Groups i. Core and Expert Groups consist of eminent persons or subject experts or representatives of Government or technical institutions or non-governmental organizations in a given field required by the Commission, be it health, mental health, disability, bonded labour, etc. These Groups render expert advice to the Commission as per their expertise. Some of the important Core and Expert Groups that functioned in the NHRC during the year, 2018-2019 were: • Core Advisory Group on Health and Mental Health • Core Group on Disability and Elderly Persons • Core Group on NGOs and Human Rights Defenders • Core Group on Right to Food • Constitution of NHRC Core group on Business, Environment and Human Rights • Core Advisory Group on Bonded Labour • Core Group on Women • Core Group on Children • Core Group on LGBTQ ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 85