NHRC, India
6.21 The matrix of the internship programme is designed in a manner which encompasses practical
activities too. The student interns are made to read a book related to human rights issues and
thereafter make a written and verbal submission, which is evaluated by in-house jury members and
a cash prize is given to the winners. The student interns are assigned a group research project on
human rights subject of relevant contemporary importance. The presentation is made before senior
NHRC officers and the best ones are awarded cash prizes of Rs.15,000/-,Rs.10,000/- andRs.5000/-.
Some of the research projects this year had the following subjects:
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Feedback Mechanism on Advisory 2.0 of NHRC (Rights of Informal Workers and Right to
Health)
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Manual Scavenging in India: Where are we and the way ahead?
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Covid-19 and its implications on Human Rights
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Shelter Homes in India, State-wise data and the way ahead
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Environmental concerns, climate crises and BHR
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Feedback mechanism: Human Rights Advisory on Right to Mental Health in the Context of
Covid-19 Pandemic
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Technology (Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics) and issues
related to Human Rights
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Child Care Institutions and orphaned children during Covid-19 pandemic— Study and
recommendations
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Issues related to Persons with Disability in India and the way ahead
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Impact of Global Warming: Indian Scenario and Rights
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Business and Human Rights: Need for responsible business practices to protect informal
workers in India
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Complaint Management System of NHRC — What and how improvements can be effected
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Crimes in Cyber Space—Measures and Challenges to Control it
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Forced Labour, Trafficking and Sexual exploitation in India: Challenges and theway forward
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Feedback Mechanism: Human Rights Advisory on Right to Food Security and Nutrition
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Elderly citizens from the lens of human rights perspective
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Farmer’s Agitation and Issues of Human Rights
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Covid-19, Pandemic and Build Back Better
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Trafficking and sexual exploitation in India: Challenges and the way forward.
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