Asks concerned to register complaints by Jan 29
Srinagar: For the first time, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will hear grievances about human rights violations in Jammu & Kashmir from Feb 7 to Feb 9.
Reports said that the Commission has decided to hold a camp on grievances about human rights violations in the Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory from February 7 to 9. This is the first such hearing by the NHRC in Jammu & Kashmir after it was empowered to deal with human rights issues of J&K following abolition of the State Human Rights Commission.
According to a public notice issued by the NHRC, the complaints about alleged rights violations can be submitted to the commission by speed post or email by or before January 29.
As per the public notice, the complaints, deemed fit for enquiry, shall be taken up at the open public hearing. The parties shall be informed in due course about the date and venue of open public hearing.
Following abolishing of state human rights commission, the Government of India on March 18, 2020 empowered the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to deal with all human rights concerns in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.