NHRC two-day camp sitting to hear human rights cases from 5 states begins in Guwahati
Addressing the gathering, Mishra underlined the government’s role in defending human rights in all spheres of society. In his brief speech, Mishra stressed on the exercise of power with more responsibility in protecting the human rights of the common masses.
GUWAHATI:
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson, Justice Arun Kumar Mishra, inaugurated the two-day public hearing camp on cases related to human rights violation at Assam Administrative Staff College in Guwahati on December 16.
Addressing the gathering, Mishra underlined the government’s role in defending human rights in all spheres of society. In his brief speech, Mishra stressed on the exercise of power with more responsibility in protecting the human rights of the common masses.
“It is the executive machinery’s job to impart justice, not the court’s job. Courts come into the picture when grievous violations take place. It is the supreme duty of the executive officers, who are in administration, to protect and uplift human rights and values,” he said.
He said that the camp has been organised to consider the pending cases and discuss important human rights issues related to five northeastern states – Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim and Nagaland.
NHRC secretary-general Bimbadhar Pradhan said that the Commission has been organising camp sittings/ open public hearings since 2007 with the objective of quick disposal of the human rights cases at the doorstep of the complainants. These camps also help in creating awareness about human rights among officials, civil societies, and representatives of the press as well as citizens.
On the other hand, Assam chief secretary Jishnu Barua, said that human rights are related to the proper implementation of social security schemes and socio-economic flagship programmes of the state and central governments.
Barua highlighted various initiatives of the Assam government in the last several months to alleviate the sufferings and inconveniences of the disadvantaged sections of the state.
In this regard, he referred to the government’s initiatives for smooth and flawless release of pension to widows, persons with disabilities and senior citizens and also up-gradation of health infrastructure, the road network in the state.
The inaugural session of the camp was attended by NHRC members – Justice Mahesh Mittal Kumar and Rajiv Jain besides Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) chairperson Justice T Vaiphei, NHRC registrar (law) Surajit Day, principal secretary (home & political) Neeraj Verma, Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, senior officers of the commission, and senior administrative and police officials of the five states.
A total of 40 cases from five northeastern states will be taken for hearing in the two-day sitting.
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