NHRC's Camp Sitting at Allahabad

The National Human Rights Commission organised a three-day Camp Sitting to hear 52 pending cases from nine Districts of Uttar Pradesh at Allahabad from the 27th - 29th January, 2015. It was presided over by Member, Shri S.C. Sinha, who heard the petitioners and the concerned officers.
Out of 52 cases, 15 were from Allahabad, 2 from Pratapgarh, 3 from Chitrakoot, 5 from Fatehpur, 1 from Kaushambi, 12 from Banda, 5 from Faizabad, 4 from Ambedkar Nagar and 5 from Sultanpur.
These cases related to the incidents of abuse of power by police (8 cases), abduction, rape and murder
(2 cases), lack of medical facilities (3 cases), harassment of prisoners (3 cases), dowry death and related issues (4 cases), atrocities on SC/ST/OBC (4 cases), failure in taking lawful action (9 cases), debarment of legal aid (2 cases), indignity of women (2 cases), unlawful detention (4 cases), irregularities in Government Hospital/ primary Health Centre (1 case), inaction by the State Government/ Central Government officials (6 cases), bonded labour (1 case), custodial death (1 case), false implication (1 case) and rape (1 case).
In four cases pertaining to the flood victims of 1975 in District Ambedkar Nagar, the Commission directed the concerned authorities to allot a piece of land to them for constructing houses. During the course of hearing, it was brought to the notice of the Commission that about 22 families were also victims of 1975 flood. Therefore, the Commission directed the concerned authorities to give them also a piece of land and some assistance under the Government Schemes for constructing houses. 62 bonded labourers in a brick kiln were declared bonded and were directed to be released by the District Magis-trate, Faizabad. In a case of illegal detention by police in Chitrakoot, the Commission recommended monetary relief of Rs. 1 lakh each to the two victims. An additional compensation of Rs. 1.05 lakh was recommended to be paid to the victim of electrocution in District Banda. The Commission also directed CBCID enquiry in a case of false implication by police in District Pratapgarh. In another case, the Commission recommended investigation by the State Vigilance Department against police officials of Police Station, Lalganj, Pratapgarh.
In a case pertaining to prisoners in the Naini Central Jail not getting proper food and medical treatment, the Commission sent a team to conduct an enquiry in the matter. Further action will follow on the basis of findings of the team.
After the hearing of the cases, the Commission held a meeting with the representatives NGOs and civil society on the 29th January, 2015. They raised several issues of human rights violation in the nine districts for which this Camp Sitting was organised.
The Commission also held a meeting with the Officers of Allahabad Division of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The Commission took up with them the issues which came to its notice through complaints, visits of its teams to the districts of Chitrakoot, Banda and Hamirpur and during interaction with the representatives of NGOs and civil society. The officers were asked to take action to improve the situation for which several suggestions were also given to them.