University (Manipur), Jamia Milia lslamia University, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Jawaharlal Nehru University, B.R. Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Hyderabad University and Aligarh Muslim University had started a variety of courses offering certificates, diplomas, under-graduate and post-graduate degrees. The Commission urges the University Grant Commission to widen such efforts to other universities as well. In the context of a large number of universities in the country introducing human rights teaching, the Commission felt the need to strive towards a certain degree of uniformity in the standard of teaching. With a view to compiling relevant information on a pilot basis, the Commission entrusted the undertaking of a study on this subject to the Centre for Research and Training in Human Rights in Bangalore. An amount of Rs.10,000/-was sanctioned to the Centre for this proposal and a report has since been submitted by it to the Commission. The study related to institutions of higher education in Karnataka State, including universities, affiliated colleges, independent institutions, administrative and management institutions, etc. Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon, Member, Law Commission, coordinated the work relating to the preparation of the report. 13.6 13.7 In a major effort to eslablish a centre of excellence for human rights education, the Commission is setting-up an "Institute for Human Rights Education, Research and Documentation" at the National Law School of lndia Universb (NLSIU), Bangalore. A Chair on Human Rights was created with the assistance of the Commission. A Memorandum of Understanding to this e b c t was signed by Mr. N.Gopalaswami, Secretary General of the Commission and Dr.N.L.Mitra, Director, National Law School of lndia University, Bangalore in the premises of the Commission on 25 September 1998. 13.8 - The Institute will be assisting the Commission in the discharge of certain of its key statutory functions. It would undertake the following activities: Promote research in the field of human rights. Review the safeguards provided by or under the Constitution or any law for the time being in force for the protection of human rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation. Spread human rights literacy among various sedions of society. Promote awareness of the safeguards available for the protection of these rights through publications, the media, seminars and other available means. Study treaties and other international instruments on human rights and make recommendations for their effective implementatbn.