NHRC, India Governments of Chhatisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telengana, three cases with the Government of Punjab, two cases each with the Governments of Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura, One case each with the Governments of UT of Andaman & Nicobar, UT of Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Uttarakhand. With regard to compliance reports relating to cases pertaining to previous years, compliance was awaited in 25 (12+13) cases;for details see Annexures – 5 &5A. 3.33 Annexure – 5 gives details of 12 cases, where compliance of the payment of monetary relief recommended by the Commission during the year 2020-2021 is still pending. These cases include two cases pending with each of the Governments of Assam, NCT of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Further,one case is also pending for compliance with each of theGovernments of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Nagaland,West Bengal and UT of Laksha Dweep. 3.34 Annexure – 5Agives details of 13 cases, where compliance of the payment of monetary relief recommended by the Commission during the year 2014-2015 to 2019-2020 is still pending. These cases include three cases pending with the Government of Jharkhand, twocases pending with the Government of Madhya Pradesh, and onecase pending with each of the Governments of Assam, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Odisha, Punjab,Tamil Nadu,Telengana and NCT of Delhi. 3.35 These cases involved allegation of death in judicial custody or police custody, custodial torture, rape and abuse of power by police, inaction by the concerned state authorities, irregularitiesin health centers and government hospitals, and hazardous employment, etc. The details of these cases have been reported in the Annual Reports of NHRC for previous years. State Governments have been requested to take immediate steps for sending their compliance reports to the Commission and simultaneously take comprehensive steps for protection and promotion of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, along with special measures to prevent acts of violence and discrimination towards women, including those belonging to the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. H. Research activities by research division 3.36 The Commission, in an attempt to ensure that the Human Rights are upheld and enjoyed by all, irrespective of their backgrounds or categories, has recognised certain focus areasand apportion issues that warrant immediate attentionin its Strategic Plan. Once any thematic area is identified as a priority area, the research division organises conferences, seminars, open house discussions, meetings or workshops to issue recommendations or advisories on pressing issues of human rights violations pertaining to that thematic area. The above-mentioned activities undertaken for each thematic area have been elucidated in Chapter – 7 of this report. Besides conferences, seminars, workshops, open house discussions and meetings, the Commission undertakes and promotes research on human rights, which have been enlisted under Annexure– 13. Additionally, the division reviews policies, laws, treaties and other international instruments in force for the protection and ANNUAL REPORT 24 2021-22