Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Research Studies and Projects
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(KWIRC), Bangalore, on 10-11 October 2002, the Commission decided to develop source
material on human rights education for Indian universities along with KWIRC on seven different
themes. The themes decided upon were: right to information, environment and human rights,
rights of dalits, land and housing rights, rights of children, rights of home based workers in India
and struggle of fish workers for their human rights. Drafts of all these source material have been
submitted by KWIRC and the Commission is examining these. The Commission has sanctioned
Rs.3,56,000/- for developing this source material.
Q] Status of Human Rights Education in India at the
University Level
12.48 The Commission has entrusted the National Institute of Human Rights at the National
Law School of India University, Bangalore, to carry out the above research study. The main
objective of the study is to assess the overall status of human rights education in India at the
university level with special reference to the UN Decade on Human Rights Education (1995-
2004). The final report of the study is awaited. For this research study, the Commission has
sanctioned Rs.4,50,000/
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