NHRC to hold camp sitting in city on Monday & Tuesday
NHRC chairperson Justice V Ramasubramanian, members Justice Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, and Priyank Kanoongo will hear the cases from 10am at the state guest house on Monday.
NHRC secretary general Bharat Lal, registrar (law) Joginder Singh, and other senior officers will also attend the sitting and open hearing.
A range of serious issues will be addressed during the sitting, including attacks on journalists and human rights defenders, crimes against women and children, including those under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, deaths due to snakebite and lack of timely medical support, and flooding problems in coastal districts such as Bhadrak and Kendrapada.
The commission will also hear cases related to human rights violations resulting from witchcraft and sorcery accusations, and the trafficking of girls during the Covid-19 period. Both complainants and state authorities have been directed to be present for the hearings to enable prompt deliberations and decisions.
Apart from case hearings, the NHRC team will interact with the chief secretary, director general of police, and other senior officials to discuss systemic issues affecting the protection and promotion of human rights in the state.
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Besides hearing cases, the camp sitting aims to sensitise officers about human rights by delivering speedy justice to victims of rights violations. On Tuesday, the commission will hold consultations with representatives from civil society organisations, NGOs and human rights defenders.
A media briefing will follow, during which NHRC will share key outcomes and actions taken during the camp sitting.
NHRC has conducted such outreach programmes across the coutnry since 2007, with earlier sittings held in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Meghalaya, among others, official sources said.
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