Guwahati, Nov 15: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) would be hearing more than 40 pending cases of human rights violations in the northeastern states during the two-day camp in Guwahati starting Thursday.
According to officials, the Commission is also holding a meeting with Chief Secretaries, Director Generals of Police and senior officers of the eight northeastern states to review the action taken on its advisories and recommendations and to protect and promote the human rights of all human beings in respective states.
The Commission comprising NHRC Chairperson, Justice Arun Mishra, Members Dr. Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay and Rajiv Jain and Secretary General Bharat Lal accompanied by Registrar (Law) Surajit Dey and other senior officers would attend the conference and camp sitting.
The Commission is also sensitising local self-governments on various aspects of human rights and holding a national conference on ‘Advancing Human Rights through Local Self Governments’ on Thursday.
