Independent People’s Tribunal on the functioning of the National Human Rights Commission 

Please click here to access the Interim observations and recommendation of Jury Panel of the Independent People’s Tribunal on the Functioning of the NHRC of India. The event took place in School of Social Sciences-1 Auditorium, Jawaharlal Nehru University on 14th, 15th& 16th December 2013.

On 15th December, 2013 Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) made a submission to the Independent People’s Tribunal that was hearing people’s perceptions about the working of the National Human Rights Commission on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Protection of Human Rights Act, which provides for the establishment of the NHRC to look into complaints of human rights violations suffered by people.

Please click here to download the CHRI’s submission relating to Attacks on Users and Activists of the Right to Information in India and Role of the National Human Rights Commission.

Also, click here to access the List of RTI Activists and Users Murdered / Attacked / Harassed in India.