Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

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Non-Governmental
Organizations
15.1 Encouraging the efforts of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
working in the field of human rights is a statutory responsibility of the Commission
under Section 12(i) of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The promotion
and protection of human rights cannot gather momentum without the fullest
cooperation between the Commission and the NGOs.
15.2 In order to strengthen the relationship with NGOs, the Commission has
been holding a series of consultations with NGOs and voluntary organizations
engaged with the promotion and protection of human rights, on a regional basis.
This has proven to be of considerable value both to the Commission and to the
NGOs, reinforcing their understanding of each other and their capacity to work
together in the furtherance of rights across the country. In the past, regional
consultations with NGOs for the northern region have been organized at Delhi,
for the eastern region at Bhubaneshwar; for the southern region in Chennai; for
the western region at Pune; and for the north-eastern region at Guwahati.
15.3 The Commission provides financial assistance to credible NGOs for
organizing seminars, workshops, etc. associated with spreading human rights
awareness amongst the people. During the period of report, the following
organization were given financial assistance by the Commission for conducting
workshops, seminars, etc. for spreading human rights awareness:-
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Arshbharath Bahujana Bodha Valkarana Grama Vikasana Samiti, Dt.
Waynad, Kerala organized awareness camps on human rights in the
District for which an amount of Rs.37,950/-was sanctioned.
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