प्रकाशन

Thirteen years is not a very long time in the life of an institution. It is, however, a time span enough to introspect and more importantly, chronicle the journey thus far. A journey that has been a myriad of emotions alternating between anguish, anger, frustration, satisfaction and almost always, deeply moving. The Commission has tried its level best to steadfastly remain focused on the fulfillment of its mandate.

The NHRC is mandated to visit jails or other institutions under the control of State Government, where persons are detained or lodged for the purposes of treatment, reformation or protection for the study of living conditions of the inmates and make recommendations thereon to the Government. These have been distributed into different volumes based upon the region in which the prisons are located. The first Volume covers 18 prisons located in the four States in Southern region, while the second Volume covers 20 prisons located in Union Territory of Chandigarh and 8 States.

The NHRC is mandated to visit jails or other institutions under the control of State Government, where persons are detained or lodged for the purposes of treatment, reformation or protection for the study of living conditions of the inmates and make recommendations thereon to the Government. These have been distributed into different volumes based upon the region in which the prisons are located. The first Volume covers 18 prisons located in the four States in Southern region, while the second Volume covers 20 prisons located in Union Territory of Chandigarh and 8 States.

आर्थिक, सामाजिक एवं सांस्कृतिक अधिकारों का कार्यान्वयन

जातिवाद, जातिय विभेद, विदेशी द्वेष एवं संबंधित मुद्दों पर अकादमियों, न्यायविदों, मानव अधिकार कार्यकत्ताओं, गैर सरकारी संगठनों एवं अन्य के साथ -साथ सभी वर्गों के राय को जानने के उद्देश्य से 3 एवं 4 अगस्त, 2001 को बैंगलुरू मे आयोग ने प्रथम राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी तथा उसके पश्चात लोक परामर्श का आयोजन किया। इस प्रकाशन मे संगोष्ठी के कार्यवाहियों के साथ-साथ इसमे प्रस्तुत किए गए विभिन्न समाचार समाविष्ट हैं।

खंड 1 मे 31 मार्च, 1993 तक अंगीकृत सार्वभौमिक प्रपत्रों के संबंध मे दस्तावेज समाविष्ट हैं।
इस पुस्तक के प्रथम भाग मे मानव अधिकारों, तेहरान घोषणा, स्वयं निर्धारण को अधिकार महिलाओं एवं बच्चों के अधिकार, बलात्श्रम इत्यादि पर अंतरराष्ट्रीय विधेयक सम्मिलित है।
दूसरे भाग मे रोजगार, विवाह, परिवार, समाज कल्याण, संस्कृति इत्यादि जैसे मुद्दों पर विचार विमर्श किया गया है।