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malfunctioning in primary health centres and government hospitals, abduction/
rape including of a scheduled caste/scheduled tribe/other backward class
woman, and non-payment of pension. The details of these cases have been
reported in the earlier Annual Reports of the NHRC. The Commission once
again calls upon all the aforementioned State Governments to take immediate
steps for sending their compliance reports to the NHRC and simultaneously
take comprehensive steps for protection and promotion of civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, along with special measures to prevent
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including by army/paramilitary personnel, indignity to women, irregularities/
acts of violence and discrimination towards women, including those belonging
to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes.
2.30 Annexure-7 gives details of cases pending compliance on the
recommendations made by the Commission for the period 2008-2009 to 20132014 for payment of monetary relief, disciplinary action and prosecution. It
would be seen that out of the 72 cases cited in the specified Annexure, in four
cases the concerned State Governments have challenged the recommendations
of the Commission in their respective High Courts, and in most of these
cases, the final decision is awaited. These States are Jammu and Kashmir (2),
Odisha (1) and Kerala (1). The Commission makes an ardent appeal to these
Governments to expedite the cases pending in their respective High Courts. It
believes that the Governments of other States listed in Annexure-7 will adhere
to the recommendations made by the Commission and provide immediate
respite to the victims/next of their kin at the earliest.
Spot Enquiries
2.31 During the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016, the Investigation
Division conducted spot enquiry in 108 cases of alleged violations pertaining
to civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. These cases related to
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