NHRC may increase duration of internship programme: Justice Dattu

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New Delhi: Chairperson, NHRC,  Justice H L Dattu on January 24, 2017, said that the most enriching experience in life would be to wipe tears of those whose rights have been violated.  He was addressing the valedictory session of the month long 16^th Winter Internship programme of the Commission.

Congratulating the interns on the successful completion of their internship, Justice Dattu said that the real fruit of their exposures to various aspects of human rights and related laws would be when they would take up the issues of human rights violations of others in the far flung areas of the country either with the State Human Rights Commissions or National Human Rights Commission.  They should spread awareness about human rights and do something for society by wiping tears of those whose rights have been violated.

Justice Dattu felt that in order to have more in-depth understanding of human rights issues like human trafficking, rights of disabled persons, women, children, bonded labourers etc the Commission may consider increasing the duration of the internship programme by two to three months, according to an NHRC release.

Fifty students from Universities and colleges of 18 States and Union Territories completed their internship. NHRC Member, Justice D Murugesan gave away the awards for the best  interns. First award of Rs 5,000 was given to Ms Shreeja Kumar. Ms Selva Maheshwari S and Ms Gunjan Bhagchandani got Rs 3,500 each as the second best interns.  Ms. Raman Virk got the third award of Rs 3,000.  NHRC Member S C Sinha gave away the certificates of internships to the participants.The interns were given exposure to various aspects of human rights by eminent persons and senior officers of the Commission. They were taken for visits to Tihar Jail, Dasna Jail, five Delhi Police Stations and Juvenile Home ‘PRAYAS’.