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month long Summer Internship Programme of the National Human Rights Commission concluded in New Delhi on the 21st June, 2017. 49 select students of different colleges and universities from various parts of the country participated in the programme. Smt. Jyotika Kalra, Member, NHRC congratulated them on the successful completion of their internship.
She expressed the hope that they would make the best use of the knowledge gained during the programme. She also presented best intern awards to four students. They included Tahir Abdullah Bhat (1st prize of Rs. 5,000/-), M. Swarnageetham and Gladis S. Mathew (2nd prize of Rs. 3,500/- each) and Rajni Bala (3rd prize of Rs. 3,000/-).
Shri Ashok Kumar Koul, Registrar (Law), Dr. Ranjit Singh, JS (P&A) and Smt. Chhaya Sharma, DIG and other senior officers were present.
The students were exposed to various human rights issues, including various activities such as presentations on project/research work, field visits to different Jails including District Jail Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh and Tihar Central Jail, Delhi, visits to different police stations in Delhi and Prayas Institute of Juvenile Justice (NGO), New Delhi.