NHRC releases three reports
The Union Home Minister, Mr. L.K. Advani, released three reports prepared by the National Human Rights Commission on 10 June 1999. The reports are:
State of the Art Forensic Sciences - For Better Criminal Justice,
Large Volume Parenterals – Towards Zero Defect and
Quality Assurance in Mental Health.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Justice M.N.Venkatachaliah, Chairperson of the Commission said that the central issue underlying all these reports was the problem of good governance. The security of people and peace itself could only be attained if concern for the dignity of the individual became the primary concern of all governmental effort. Commenting on the report on Forensic Science, he said that the effectiveness of the criminal justice system was closely linked with availability of evidence that was scientifically obtained, especially because the credibility of oral evidence and human witnesses had deteriorated over the years. Pointing to the need for speeding up the criminal justice system, he said, "It is not the severity but the certainty of justice, which is important in hindering crime".
Of the two other reports, the Chairperson said, one related to improvement in the manufacture, handling and distribution of IV fluids – a problem that had come before the Commission because of contaminated stocks being found in hospitals of Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The other report dealt with "human problems" of the mentally ill. The report on the mentally ill contained detailed recommendations for improving the treatment of such persons in the country.
Releasing the reports, Mr. L.K. Advani complimented the Commission on its approach to human rights issues and on its performance over the years. He assured the audience that the report on Forensic Science, which related to the work of the Ministry of Home Affairs, would be examined expeditiously and that it would be his task to see that it was acted upon. The other two reports were handed over to Mr. Dalit Ezhilmalai, Minister of State for Health as they concerned his Ministry. Mr. Advani said that the reports were, in their totality, an expression of the Commission’s concern for the good health and well being of the Nation and its citizenry. He praised Justice Malimath for his singular contribution in ensuring the production of these reports.
Mr. Dalit Ezhilmalai also assured the Commission that the Ministry of Health would look into the reports on IV Fluids and Mental Health and see to it that the recommendations of the Commission were implemented at the earliest.
State of the Art Forensic Sciences - For Better Criminal Justice,
Large Volume Parenterals – Towards Zero Defect and
Quality Assurance in Mental Health.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Justice M.N.Venkatachaliah, Chairperson of the Commission said that the central issue underlying all these reports was the problem of good governance. The security of people and peace itself could only be attained if concern for the dignity of the individual became the primary concern of all governmental effort. Commenting on the report on Forensic Science, he said that the effectiveness of the criminal justice system was closely linked with availability of evidence that was scientifically obtained, especially because the credibility of oral evidence and human witnesses had deteriorated over the years. Pointing to the need for speeding up the criminal justice system, he said, "It is not the severity but the certainty of justice, which is important in hindering crime".
Of the two other reports, the Chairperson said, one related to improvement in the manufacture, handling and distribution of IV fluids – a problem that had come before the Commission because of contaminated stocks being found in hospitals of Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The other report dealt with "human problems" of the mentally ill. The report on the mentally ill contained detailed recommendations for improving the treatment of such persons in the country.
Releasing the reports, Mr. L.K. Advani complimented the Commission on its approach to human rights issues and on its performance over the years. He assured the audience that the report on Forensic Science, which related to the work of the Ministry of Home Affairs, would be examined expeditiously and that it would be his task to see that it was acted upon. The other two reports were handed over to Mr. Dalit Ezhilmalai, Minister of State for Health as they concerned his Ministry. Mr. Advani said that the reports were, in their totality, an expression of the Commission’s concern for the good health and well being of the Nation and its citizenry. He praised Justice Malimath for his singular contribution in ensuring the production of these reports.
Mr. Dalit Ezhilmalai also assured the Commission that the Ministry of Health would look into the reports on IV Fluids and Mental Health and see to it that the recommendations of the Commission were implemented at the earliest.