NHRC, India
L.
special rapporteurs and monitors of the commission
3.41 The Special Rapporteurs and Special Monitors of the Commission are human rights experts who
are specifically appointed with the directive to report and adviseon human rights concerns from
a thematic or appointed with the directive to report and adviseon human rights concerns from
a thematic or state-specific perspective. The system of Special Rapporteur/Special Monitor is a
central element of the NHRC machinery and covers all human rights: civil, political, economic,
social and cultural. In addition, they cover sensitive issues like child labour, bonded labour,
disability concerns; etc. and spread awareness among the people about the provisions contained in
the PHRA from the point of view of seeking redressal from the NHRC in case of violation of their
rights or that of others. The Special Rapporteurs/Special Monitors in position during the period
under report are listed below.
Zonal Special Rapporteurs
I.
Table 3.5: Zonal Special Rapporteurs of the Commission
S.
No
1.
2
3.
4.
5.
6.
Zone/area Covered as Per New
Scheme
SOUTH ZONE
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala,
Lakshadweep, Andhra Pradesh,
Telengana & Karnataka.
WEST ZONE
Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat, Dadra &
Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
CENTRAL ZONE
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Rajasthan, Bihar & Jharkhand.
EAST ZONE
West Bengal, Odisha and Andaman
& Nicobar Islands.
NORTH EAST ZONE
Nagaland,
Manipur,
Mizoram,
Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim
and Arunachal Pradesh
NORTH ZONE
Punjab,
Haryana,
Chandigarh,
Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu
& Kashmir, Uttarakhand & Uttar
Pradesh.
ANNUAL REPORT
Name of Special Rapporteur
Tenure
Shri Devendra Kumar,
Retd. Director (Finance)
02.04.2020
to
01.04.2021
Dr. Sadhana Rout,
11.03.2020
to
31.07.2021
(Vacant)
Additional charge with Dr. Vinod
Aggarwal, Special Rapporteur for
East Zone
Dr. Vinod Aggarwal,
IAS (Retd.)
(Jharkhand Cadre-1980)
16.07.2020
to
15.07.2021
Shri Umesh Kumar
IPS (Retd)
(Assam Meghalaya Cadre)
16.07.2020
to
15.07.2021
Shri Ranjan Dwivedi
IPS (Retd.)
(UP Cadre-1979)
01.06.2020
to
31.05.2021
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2021-22