Since its inception in 1993, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has registered over 23 lakh cases and recommended a total relief amount of Rs 256.57 crore to victims of human rights violations, the Commission reported on Monday.
To mark Human Rights Day, President Droupadi Murmu will be the chief guest at an event organized by the NHRC on Tuesday. Human Rights Day is observed annually on December 10 to honor the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR is a global standard for the protection and promotion of human rights.
In its over three decades of operation, the NHRC has registered a total of 23,14,794 cases and successfully disposed of 23,07,587 cases, including 2,880 suo motu cases (cases taken up by the Commission on its own). The Commission has also recommended Rs 256.57 crore as monetary relief to victims of human rights violations.
In the past year alone, from December 1, 2023, to November 30, 2024, the NHRC registered 65,973 cases and disposed of 66,378 cases, including cases carried over from previous years. During this period, the Commission took suo motu cognisance in 109 cases and recommended a total of Rs 17.24 crore in relief to victims.
To commemorate Human Rights Day, the NHRC is organizing a special program at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. The event will be graced by Vijaya Bharathi Sayani, the NHRC’s acting chairperson, Bharat Lal, the Secretary General, senior officers, members of statutory commissions, state human rights commissions, diplomats, civil society leaders, and other dignitaries.
Following the event, the NHRC will host a national conference titled “Mental Well-being: Navigating Stress from Classroom to Workplace,” which will include discussions on important topics including stress among children and adolescents, mental health challenges in higher learning institutions and stress and burnout in workplaces.
The conference aims to address the psychological impacts of stress at various life stages—from education to employment—and offer recommendations to promote mental well-being across sectors, said the statement.
