National Human Right Commission
2.11 The First Secretary Level Meeting of National Commissions, who are
deemed Members of the NHRC for the discharge of its functions as specified in
Clauses (b) to (j) of Section 12 of the PHRA, was held on 25 February 2016 under
the chairmanship of Shri Satya N. Mohanty, Secretary General, NHRC. The issues
discussed during this Meeting were inter-linking the CMIS of the NHRC with
the National Commissions, strengthening convergence between the National
Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the NHRC, framework devised by
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First Secretary Level Meeting of National Commissions
the NHRC for monitoring the implementation of 67 recommendations accepted
by the Government of India during the second universal periodic review held in
Geneva in 2012, continued cases of violence against women and effectiveness
of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.
Meetings of the Commission
2.12 The Full Commission deliberated upon and decided 493 cases of human
rights violations in 49 sittings. In addition, the two Division Benches considered
496 cases in 45 sittings. Eight cases of Kashmiri migrants were furthermore
considered in the open court of the Commission.
NHRC Camp Sittings
2.13 The Commission has been organizing camp sittings in State capitals
so as to expedite disposal of pending complaints and sensitize the State
functionaries on human rights of critical importance. This year, it held Camp
Sittings in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (8 – 10 April 2015) and Hyderabad for
the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (22 – 24 April 2015). In addition,
Justice Shri D. Murugesan, held a Single Bench camp sitting in Puducherry from
28 to 30 April 2015.
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