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Apr 5, 2015 · The internship programme is a mandate under Section 12(h) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 under which the National Human Rights Commission is supposed to promote Human Rights literacy and awareness.
While inquiring into complaints under the Act, the Commission shall have all the powers of a civil court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, and in particular the following, namely; a) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath;
- Name. Mention Complete Name.
- Sex. Select Gender from list.
- Address. Mention Complete address for Correspondence.
- State. Select name of your State from the list.
During the internship, the students are exposed to the functioning of various divisions of the Commission. They are also made aware of the process of complaints being attended to by the Commission as well as other issues being taken up.
Complaints help us stand up against human rights abuses. Filing a human rights complaint begins a process in which allegations of human rights violations are appropriately addressed by the relevant mechanism.
A Complaint may be rejected or dismissed at the discretion of HRC’s Executive Director for reasons including the following: The Executive Director decides that the HRC does not have jurisdiction to investigate; The Complainant fails to return a signed, notarized Complaint within. 60 days from the date it is sent by the HRC;
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NHRC conducts a 15-day online short-term internship program to fulfill its mandate under Section 12(h) of the Protection of Human Rights Act 1993. Following students are eligible to apply for the Online Short term Internship (OSTI) at NHRC:
