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also renders expert advice on other matters related to police or armed forces.
The Division has set-up a Rapid Action Cell to attend to complaints that require
immediate attention and action. Other than this, it assists the Training Division
in spreading human rights literacy as envisaged in Section 12(h) of the PHRA.
Investigation Division is headed by an officer of the rank of Director General
of Police, and is assisted by a Deputy Inspector General of Police, Senior
Superintendents of Police, Deputy Superintendents of Police, Inspectors,
Constables and other secretarial staff.
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deaths in police and judicial custody as well as deaths in police encounters. It
3.16 The Policy Research, Projects and Programmes Division (PRP&P
Division) undertakes and promotes research on human rights and organizes
conferences, seminars and workshops on important human rights issues.
Whenever the Commission, on the basis of its hearings, deliberations or
otherwise, arrives at a conclusion that a particular subject is of importance,
it is converted into a project/programme to be dealt with by the PRP&P
Division. Besides, it reviews policies, laws, treaties and other international
instruments in force for the protection and promotion of human rights. It
facilitates in monitoring the implementation of NHRC recommendations by
the Central, State and Union Territory authorities. It further helps the Training
Division in spreading human rights literacy and in promoting awareness about
the safeguards available for the protection of human rights. The work of the
Division is handled by Joint Secretary (Training & Research) and Joint Secretary
(Programme & Administration), a Joint Director (Research), Assistant, Research
Consultants, Research Associates, Research Assistants and other secretarial
staff.
3.17 The Training Division is responsible for spreading human rights
literacy among various sections of the society. As such, it trains and sensitizes
various government officials and functionaries of the State and its agencies,
non-government officials, representatives of civil society organizations and
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