National Human Right Commission 2.6 The 22nd Foundation Day of the NHRC was celebrated on 12 October 2015. The Chief Guest on the occasion was Nobel Peace Laureate Shri Kailash Satyarthi, Founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan in New Delhi. Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, Acting Chairperson, NHRC delivered the Presidential Address. During the event, 10 special children from Government-run Asha Kiran, a Home for Mentally Challenged in Delhi who brought laurels to India by winning medals in the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2015 held in Los Angeles, United Chapter - 2 Foundation Day Celebrations States of America, were felicitated. Awards were also presented to the winners of the Painting Competition especially organized for the children of NHRC employees. In addition, awards were given to the writers from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes categories for best essay in Hindi on the theme of ‘Good Governance, Social Justice and Human Rights’. The Foundation Day function culminated with a cultural show in which special children from Asha Kiran, representatives from Association for Learning Performing Arts and Normative Action (ALPANA), artists of Song and Drama Division and employees of the Commission performed. Painting Competition for Visually Impaired Children 2.7 As a run up to Human Rights Day Celebrations, the NHRC organized an on-the-spot painting competition on 30 November 2015 for visually impaired children in collaboration with the National Association for the Blind. The competition was organized in two age groups – 5 to 12 years and 12 to 18 years. The awards presented carried cash prizes of `10,000/-, ` 8,000/- and ` 6,000/- along with citations for the first, second and third positions in both the categories. Annual Report - 2015-2016 7