NHRC's "Core Group of NGOs" re-constituted<br>

The National Human Rights Commission has reconstituted its "Core Group of NGOs" comprising eleven members. The terms of reference of the Core Group include, among others, identifying the broad areas of cooperation on human rights issues which could be taken up jointly by the NHRC and the NGOs through continuous dialogue and also advise the Commission on international human rights Conventions.
The members of the Core Group are as follows:
= Mr. Baghambar Patnaik, Human Rights Activist and Adviser
= Mr. Javed Abidi, Executive Director, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
= Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, Founder, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA)
= Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, Convener, People Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR)
= Mr. Mathew Philip, Executive Director, South India Cell for Human Rights Education & Monitoring (SICHREM)
= Mr. Paul Manorama, President, National Alliance of Women (NAWO)
= Ms. Puja Marwaha, Chief Executive, CRY- Child Rights and You
= Mr. Rakesh Jinsi, Secretary General, SOS Children's Villages of India
= Ms. Rita Sarin, Country Director, The Hunger Project-India
= Mrs. Sugatha Kumari, Secretary, ABHAYA