NHRC, India Image: Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Hon’ble Chairperson, NHRC, chairing the in-house meeting on CCIs held on 12 July 2021. 7.99 The major points that emanated from the discussion are as under: • Multi-layered inspection mechanism of CCIs is already provided for; the need, then, is to examine whether these layers of inspection are functioning effectively or not. • Any initiatives concerning children in CCIs and improving the status of CCIs in India will require collaborative efforts between NHRC, MoWCD and NCPCR/SCPCRs. • Best practices of CCIs from across the country should be captured and disseminated for panIndia implementation. • Feedback should be sought on Advisory 1.0 and Advisory on 2.0 on the Rights of Children issued by the Commission to identify the problem areas at the earliest. • The issue of incarceration of children in jails and establishment of Places of Safety within jails should be addressed. • A major weakness and a violation of children’s rights to voice their lived experiences in CCIs is the lack of adequate space for the children to communicate in a fearless manner. Children in a majority of CCIs are unable to access Childline (1098 helpline) for various reasons. All Inspection authorities should investigate this and provide specific feedback on the functioning of this aspect, along with feedback from children themselves. 7.100 Webinar on ‘Digital Education for Children: Issues and Challenges’: The National Human Rights Commission organised a webinar on ‘Digital Education for Children: Issues and Challenges’ on 21 December 2021. The webinar was chaired by Smt. Jyotika Kalra, Hon’ble Member, NHRC. Apart from senior officials of the Commission, the meeting was attended by representatives of Government bodies, including DCPCR, NITI Aayog, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, NCERT, domain experts from academics, research institution, CSOs, schools, parents’ associations, etc.The objective of the webinar was to understand the issues and challenges in digital education for children, its impact on the holistic development of children and find solutions to minimise the digital divide. The agenda of the webinar was discussed in two Technical Sessions; the first Technical Session was on ‘digital divide’ and the second Session was on ‘impact on wholesome development of children.’ ANNUAL REPORT 108 2021-22