Guest guest Posted July 27, 2001 Report Share Posted July 27, 2001 NHRC sets up core group for NGOs- The Hindu-27 July 2001, New Delhi NEW DELHI, JULY 26. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has constituted a Core Group to serve as a monitoring mechanism for its consultations with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in the field of human rights. The core group has been constituted under the chairmanship of Mr. Chaman Lal, Special Rapporteur, NHRC. The other NGO representatives who are members of the group are: Ms. Aruna Roy, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, Mr. Henri Tiphagne, People's Watch, Tamil Nadu, Mr. Harish Mander, Action Aid India, Mr. Javed Abidi, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People, Mr. Ravi Nair, South Asian Human Rights Documentation Centre, Dr. Y.P. Chhibbar, People's Union for Civil Liberties, Ms. Meera Shiva, Voluntary Association of India, Mr. Ashok Rawat, Helpage India and Ms. Federica Donati, UNICEF. The group shall identify NGOs with good track record in the field of human rights for the purpose of consultation and interaction with the commission. It will build up a database of NGOs and also identify broad areas of cooperation between the commission and the selected NGOs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------\ ---------------------------- Dr. Jagdish Harsh Assistant Director François-Xavier Bagnoud (INDIA) 161, Satya Niketan, Moti Bagh-II New Delhi-110 021, INDIA Phone: +91.11.6111793-94; Telefax: +91.11.410 7381 Email: fxbindia@...; Web: http://www.fxb.org/india.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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