Meeting of Core Group of NGOs <br>

A meeting of the Core Group of NGOs was held in the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, on the 26th November, 2010.The meeting was chaired by Mr. Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, and NHRC. Several issues were discussed in the meeting which included silicosis, bonded labour, draft Prevention of Torture Bill 2010, focal point for human rights defenders, re-accreditation of NHRC with International Coordination Committee and the proposed visit of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders.
Members of the Commission, Mr. Justice B.C. Patel, Mr. Satyabrata Pal and Mr. P.C. Sharma, representatives of various NGOs who included Mr. Kiran Kamai Prasad, Mr. Babu Mathew, Mr. Mathew Cherian, Mr. A. Mahaboob Batcha, Ms. Maja Daruwala, Mr. Henri Tiphagne participated in the meeting. Mr. K.S. Money, Secretary General, Mr. A.K. Garg, Registrar (Law) and other senior officers of the Commission also attended the meeting.