NHRC's month long Summer Internship Programme concludes (26.6.2015)
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New Delhi, Dated: 26th June, 2015
A month long Summer Internship Programme of the National Human Rights Commission concluded in New Delhi today. The internship had begun on the 28th May, 2015. 48 select students of different colleges and universities from various parts of the country participated in the programme. 15 students shared the cash prize of Rs.15 thousand in different categories of best interns.
Addressing the valedictory function, Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph, Acting Chairperson, NHRC congratulated the interns on the successful completion of their internship. He expressed the hope that they will make the best use of the knowledge gained about various aspects of human rights and work as the ambassadors for their protection and promotion. He said that leading a value based life with a human touch is a key to ensuring an environment free of human rights violations.
During the course of the internship the students were exposed to various human rights issues and laws, composition, role and function of the Commission. They were also taken for field visits to prison and NGO to give them a first-hand account of the functioning of such institutions. This time, unlike previous occasions, the students were encouraged to convert their group dissertation projects on various human rights issues into seven short documentaries.
Mr. Satyanarayan Mohanty, Secretary General, Mr. A.K. Garg, Registrar (Law), Mr. J.S. Kochher, Joint Secretary (T&R), Dr. Ranjit Singh, Joint Secretary (P&A) and other senior officers of the Commission were present on the occasion.
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New Delhi, Dated: 26th June, 2015
A month long Summer Internship Programme of the National Human Rights Commission concluded in New Delhi today. The internship had begun on the 28th May, 2015. 48 select students of different colleges and universities from various parts of the country participated in the programme. 15 students shared the cash prize of Rs.15 thousand in different categories of best interns.
Addressing the valedictory function, Mr. Justice Cyriac Joseph, Acting Chairperson, NHRC congratulated the interns on the successful completion of their internship. He expressed the hope that they will make the best use of the knowledge gained about various aspects of human rights and work as the ambassadors for their protection and promotion. He said that leading a value based life with a human touch is a key to ensuring an environment free of human rights violations.
During the course of the internship the students were exposed to various human rights issues and laws, composition, role and function of the Commission. They were also taken for field visits to prison and NGO to give them a first-hand account of the functioning of such institutions. This time, unlike previous occasions, the students were encouraged to convert their group dissertation projects on various human rights issues into seven short documentaries.
Mr. Satyanarayan Mohanty, Secretary General, Mr. A.K. Garg, Registrar (Law), Mr. J.S. Kochher, Joint Secretary (T&R), Dr. Ranjit Singh, Joint Secretary (P&A) and other senior officers of the Commission were present on the occasion.
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