CURTAIN RAISER: NHRC CAMP SITTING AT MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA BEGINS TOMORROW ON 11th JANUARY, 2023

NEW DELHI: 10th JANUARY 2023

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India is holding a two-day camp sitting at Mumbai to hear the pending cases of alleged human rights violations from the State of Maharashtra on 11th-12th January, 2023. The State authorities and the complainants concerned have also been asked to remain present at the hearing of these cases to facilitate on the spot deliberations. Besides the hearing of cases, the aim of the camp sitting is to sensitize the State officials about human rights and also interact with the representatives of the NGOs and Human Rights Defenders.

NHRC MemberDr. D. M. Mulaywill inaugurate the campsitting in the presence of NHRC Member, Mr.Rajiv Jain at Sahyadri State Guest House, B. G. Kher Marg, Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow 11th January, 2023. Thereafter, they will hear thepending cases of human rights violations.

The cases relate to death due to negligence of the Electricity Department, denial of retiral benefits, irregularities in Nagpur Central Jail, alleged negligence to protect the fundamental human rights of people belonging to ‘Koli’ community, death of eleven people in a building collapse, incidents of bonded labour involving child labourers, etc.

On Thursday, 12th January 2023, the second and concluding day of the camp sitting, the Commission will be meeting the representatives of the NGOs and Human Rights Defenders from 2.00-3-00 P.M. Thereafter, at 3.15P.M. the Commission will brief the media about the outcome of the camp sitting in order to have a wider dissemination of information on the human rights issues of the State and the actions taken by the Commission.

Such hearings in the camp sittings provide a platform for speedy justice to the victims of human rights violations. Starting from the year 2007, the Commission, so far, has held camp sittings in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Odisha, Gujarat, Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar, Nagaland, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu.

On 13th January 2023, the NHRC Members, Dr. D. M. Mulay, and Mr. Rajiv Jainwill be holding an interactive session with the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission in the forenoon, with a view to discuss common issues including the use of common platform – HRCNet Portal, transfer of cases to the SHRC and other related issues.

In the afternoon, they will attend an interactive session on “Protection of Human Rights of Women”, which is being organized by the Maharashtra State Commission for Women in Bandra (East), Mumbai from 04:00 P.M. to 06:00 P.M. This interactive session will discuss the existing measures, the serious gaps and violations of women rights, sustainable solutions within the context of human rights standards and in conjunction with the gender discrimination. It will be attended by relevant stakeholders, including senior officials from the Women and Child Development Department, Law Enforcement, Judiciary, State Human Rights Commission, NGOs, Academicians, etc.

The overall objective of the programme is to draw focus on an integrated policy and strategy that addresses economic, social and political empowerment of women in Maharashtra.

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