Annual Report 2010-2011
of 92 cases were dealt with by the Commission in Bengaluru in which monetary relief upto
`19, 80,000 was recommended in nine cases.
2.5
In the second Camp Sitting held in Bhubaneswar, 62 cases having more than 400 linked
complaints, were taken up for hearing. The Commission gave several recommendations to
the Odisha Government for effecting overall improvement in human rights situation in the
State.
Number and Nature of Complaints
2.6
As in the past, the Commission received a wide range of complaints relating to human
rights violations from different parts of the country. These complaints included cases alleging
custodial deaths, torture, fake encounters, police high-handedness, violations committed by
security forces, conditions relating to prisons, atrocities committed on women and children
and other vulnerable sections, bonded and child labour, negligence by public authorities, etc.
The Commission also took suo motu cognizance of many incidents pertaining to violation of
human rights based on reports in print and electronic media as well as visits undertaken by its
Chairperson, Members and Special Rapporteurs.
Human Rights Violation Cases
2.7
On 1 April 2010, a total number of 14,580 cases were pending before the Commission
(Annexure-1). 84,605 cases were registered in the Commission during 2010-2011 (Annexure2). Thus, during the period under review, the Commission had a total of 99,185 cases for
examination. Out of these, it disposed of 87,568 cases. A total of 9,254 cases were further
transferred to the State Human Rights Commission for disposal in accordance with the
provisions of the PHRA. Of the total number of cases disposed of (87,568) by the Commission
during 2010-2011, 54,676 were dismissed ‘in limini’, while 15,813 were disposed of with
directions to the appropriate authorities for remedial measures. The details of State/Union
Territory-wise cases disposed of by the NHRC during 2010-2011 are shown in Annexure-3. At
the end of the reporting period, i.e. on 31 March 2011, the total number of cases pending with
the Commission was 11,617, which included 1,856 cases awaiting preliminary consideration
and 9,761 cases in respect of which reports were either awaited from the authorities concerned
or the reports had been received but were pending further consideration of the Commission
(Annexure-4).
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