CONTENTS FOREWORD v PREFACE vii CHAPTER 1: HRD –ABRIEF INTRODUCTION 1 CHALLENGES FACED BY HRDs 8 CHAPTER 2: NHRC INITIATIVES ON HRDs PARTICIPATION IN PROTECTIONAND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS 13 CHAPTER 3: IMPORTANT CASES RELATED TO HRDSAND NHRC INTERVENTION FOR RELIEF 15 CONCLUDING REMARKS 22 ANNEXURE -A 24 ANNEXURE - B 30 ANNEXURE - C 32 ANNEXURE - D 33 ANNEXURE - E 34 ANNEXURE - F 35