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promotion of human rights and offers inputs to the Central, State and UT authorities.
I.
Media
3.37 The Media deskis engaged in dissemination of information pertaining to the activities undertaken
by the Commission through various means such as twitter handle, press releases, media briefings,
press conferences, interviews of Chairperson and Members, etc. The desk also monitors news
clippings on the basis of which, NHRC intervenes or takes suo moto cognizance. The activities
undertaken by the division have been detailed under Chapter – 6.
J.
Training
3.38 The training division, on the other hand, is engaged in spreading human rights awareness and
literacy among different sections of the society. For this, it trains and sensitises various government
officials and functionaries of the State and its agencies, non-government officials, representatives of
civil society organizations and students on different human rights issues. The activities undertaken
by the division have been detailed under Chapter – 6.
K.
Core groups
3.39 Core Groups consist of eminent persons or subject experts or representatives of Government or
technical institutions or NGOs in a given field required by the Commission, be it health, mental
health, disability,or bonded labour, and so on.These Groups render expert advice to the Commission.
Some of the important Core Groups that functioned in the NHRC during the year, 2020-2021 were:
Core 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
Core Group on Business and Human Rights
Core Group on Bonded Labour
Core Group onWomen
Core Group on Children
Core Group on LGBTQ issues
Core Group on Criminal Justice System
3.40 Meetings of the Core Groups are organised periodically at regular intervals or as and when deemed
necessary. The details of all the Core Group meetings held in the Commission during the period
under review are mentioned under Annexure – 8.
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