NHRC Launches Two-Day Bhubaneswar Camp Sitting to Clear 144 Human Rights Cases
Designed to deliver swift justice through on-site hearings, the camp sitting concludes with a July 22 session reviewing outcomes with NGOs, officials, journalists.
Overview
- Hearings begin at 10 a.m. on July 21 at State Guest House Unit-V in Keshari Nagar to tackle a backlog of 144 cases.
- The docket covers crimes against women and children, attacks on journalists, snakebite deaths, flood displacements, witchcraft allegations and pandemic-era trafficking.
- State authorities and complainants have been called to participate in on-the-spot deliberations and decisions.
- On July 22, the commission will engage senior officials, including the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, before meeting civil society, NGOs, human rights defenders.
- A media briefing will cap the sitting with a public outline of findings and measures to boost rights awareness and accountability in Odisha.