Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission
Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission
Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission
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Complaints Before the <strong>Commission</strong><br />
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scrutiny irrespective of such death being natural or otherwise. Of the custodial deaths that were<br />
reported in the course of the year 2004-2005, 7 deaths allegedly occurred in the custody of<br />
defence / para-military forces, 136 deaths occurred in police custody, while 1357 in judicial<br />
custody. Most of the latter resulting from illness, old age or similar factors. (Annexure 5).<br />
4.4 The details in respect of complaints registered last year again confirm the assessment made<br />
by the <strong>Commission</strong> in the preceding annual reports that, after successive years of rapid increase,<br />
the number of complaints received by the <strong>Commission</strong> now appears to have stabilized. As in the<br />
past, the largest number of complaints registered was from the State of Uttar Pradesh; they<br />
numbered 44,351 or 59.6 percent of the total number of complaints registered by the <strong>Commission</strong>.<br />
Delhi followed Uttar Pradesh, with 5,221 complaints while Bihar coming third with 3,917<br />
complaints. It would again appear that the establishment of State <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>s<br />
has not so far led to any significant reduction in the number of complaints being received by the<br />
<strong>National</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> from Uttar Pradesh.<br />
4.5 Of the total number of 85,661 cases disposed of in 2004-2005, 38,448 were dismissed ‘in<br />
limini’, while 21,465 were disposed of with directions to the appropriate authorities for remedial<br />
measures. 766 intimations relating to custodial deaths, 46 cases of encounter deaths and 24,936<br />
other cases were also disposed of after calling for reports from the concerned authorities. In the<br />
latter group, 24 cases pertained to alleged disappearances, 1086 cases to illegal detention/ illegal<br />
arrest, 1213 cases of alleged false implication, 16 cases of alleged custodial violence, 84 cases of<br />
alleged ‘fake encounters’, 6833 instances related to failure to take appropriate action and 6488<br />
complaints related to other alleged police excesses. During the period under review, the <strong>Commission</strong><br />
dealt with a number of complaints relating to rights of women. 196 cases of allegations of violating<br />
the dignity of women, 320 cases alleging sexual harassment of women, 634 cases alleging abduction,<br />
rape and murder, 1115 cases relating to dowry deaths, 708 cases of dowry demand, 279 cases<br />
alleging exploitation of women and 392 cases alleging rape of women were disposed of. The<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> also disposed of 30 cases concerning child labour, 19 cases relating to child marriages<br />
and 102 cases of bonded labour. The <strong>Commission</strong> also dealt with complaints relating to conditions<br />
in prisons. 179 cases alleging harassment of prisoners, 51 cases alleging lack of medical facilities in<br />
jails and 164 cases relating to other aspects of conditions in jails were disposed of by the <strong>Commission</strong><br />
with appropriate recommendations. In addition to the above, 593 cases alleging atrocities against<br />
members of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes were disposed of by the <strong>Commission</strong>, as also<br />
9 cases of communal violence and 4401 cases of other categories. The State-wise position in<br />
respect of these cases may be seen at Annexure 3 (a) to (c).<br />
4.6 The Supreme Court of India, vide its order dated 12/12/1996 had referred the Punjab<br />
Mass Cremation case to the <strong>National</strong> <strong>Human</strong> <strong>Rights</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>. Previous reports of the<br />
<strong>Commission</strong> have provided full details of the proceedings conducted by the <strong>Commission</strong> in<br />
respect of the said case. During the period of reporting, the <strong>Commission</strong> heard the matter from<br />
time to time and vide its proceedings dated 11/11/2004, it awarded compensation @ Rs. 2.50<br />
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