{"id":326947,"date":"2023-12-09T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T13:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=326947"},"modified":"2023-12-09T19:36:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T14:06:15","slug":"national-human-rights-commission-chairperson-justice-arun-mishra-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/magazine\/national-human-rights-commission-chairperson-justice-arun-mishra-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cImpartial voting, free from violence, is a human right in democracies\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Rajshri Rai:<\/strong> It has been observed that National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been proactive in cases and has issued notices to state governments on human rights transgressions. How effective has this initiative been? The question gains importance with the Human Rights Day falling on December 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Justice Arun Kumar Mishra:<\/strong> It\u2019s not a matter of just two and a half years. NHRC has been at the forefront of protecting human rights since its inception. However, we have proactively issued advisories on all major human rights violation incidents for the last two and a half years. Earlier, we issued an advisory on bonded labour, which was accepted by the government. Pre-trial stage compensation was increased to Rs 20,000. On September 24, 2021, NHRC issued an advisory on the protection of human rights of persons engaged in hazardous and sewer\/septic tank cleaning. There have been deaths of around 600-700 sewage cleaners per year, and in the advisory, we have required that sewage should be cleaned by mechanical methods and not by men. We had also instructed that until the whole process is fully mechanised, the workers should be provided with safety gear and accessories, helmets, flashlights, oxygen, and precaution devices to detect where poisonous gases are present.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n