National Human Right Commission
The Meeting also adopted the St. Julian’s Declaration on Climate Justice on
behalf of the Commonwealth NHRIs in response to the 21st Conference of the
Parties (COP 21) to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change.
Participation in APF Regional Meeting, CFNHRI Annual Meeting
& 29th Annual Meeting of ICC
2.56 Justice Shri H.L. Dattu, Chairperson along with Shri S.N. Mohanty,
Secretary General, Dr. Ranjit Singh, Joint Secretary (P&A) attended the Asia
Pacific Forum Regional Meeting, Commonwealth Forum of National Human
Rights Institutions (CFNHRI) Annual Meeting and 29th Annual General Meeting
of International Coordinating Committee on Promotion and Protection of
Human Rights (ICC), at Geneva, Switzerland from 21 to 23 March 2016. The 29th
Annual Meeting was significant as the ICC was renamed as the Global Alliance of
National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI). Justice Shri Dattu also emerged
as the unanimous choice to be elected as a Member of the Bureau of the GANHRI
in Geneva. NHRC, India will now be representing the Asia Pacific Region along
with Mongolia, Qatar and Australia. On the sidelines of the GANHRI meeting,
NHRC, India for the first time organized a ‘Knowledge Fair’ giving an insight
into the work of the Commission towards building and spreading awareness on
protection and promotion of human rights.
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