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Seminar in Hindi on Tradition, Culture and Human Rights on 6 and 7 September 2012 in
the University campus. The overall aim of the seminar was to spread awareness on protection
and promotion of human rights among students. The seminar was inaugurated by Justice
Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC. Prominent resource persons who deliberated
on different aspects of the main theme of the seminar included Prof. W. N. Gade, Vice
Chancellor, University of Pune; Shri Achyutananda Mishra, a noted litterateur and former
Secretary, Sahitya Akademi and Prof. Indra Nath Choudhuri, Registrar, University of Pune.
National Conference on Leprosy
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The Commission organized a day-long Conference on Leprosy in New Delhi on 18
September 2012. The Conference was inaugurated by Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan,
Chairperson, NHRC. It was attended, among others, by officers of the Central Ministries,
State Departments, SHRCs, international and civil society organizations.
National Seminar on Mental Health and Human Rights
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A one-day Seminar on Mental Health and Human Rights was organized by the
Commission in New Delhi to mark the World Mental Health Day on 10 October. The seminar
was inaugurated by Justice Shri K. G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC.
National Seminar on Globalization, Poverty and Human Rights
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The Commission and Mohanlal Sukhadia University in Udaipur, Rajasthan jointly
organized a two-day National Seminar on Globalization, Poverty and Human Rights in
Hindi on 22 and 23 November 2012. The Seminar was inaugurated by Justice Shri
Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC and it was the seventh seminar as part of a series of
national seminars organized in Hindi across the country. Justice Shri N. N. Mathur, ViceChancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur delivered the keynote address. Others who
participated in the seminar were Prof. I. V. Trivedi, Vice-Chancellor, Mohanlal Sukhadia
University, Udaipur and Shri J. S. Kochher, Joint Secretary (Training), NHRC.
Constitution of Expert Committee for Clinical Drug Trials
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The NHRC constituted a six member expert committee for framing of guidelines
for clinical drug trials in the country. The Commission also decided to intervene in public
interest litigation on clinical drug trials in the Supreme Court.
Code of Ethics for Indian Industry
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The NHRC commissioned a study to Institute of Corporate Sustainability
Management Trust (ICSM), New Delhi on 'Developing Code of Ethics for Indian Industry'.
For developing the code of ethics, data was collected from 20 industries in public and private
sectors in different geographical locations of India. These sectors comprised steel, power,
mines, building and construction, paper, sugar, banking and MFI, tea, insurance, natural
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