NHRC, India begins its two-week online short-term internship programme

A two-week online short-term internship programme of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) began on 18th November, 2024 at New Delhi. 60 university-level students from diverse academic disciplines have been shortlisted from different parts of the country to participate in this programme. Inaugurating the programme, NHRC, India Secretary General, Mr. Bharat Lal encouraged the interns to utilize this opportunity to internalize various aspects of human rights and prepare themselves to contribute meaningfully towards protecting and promoting human rights of all human beings.

Mr Bharat Lal said that India has consistently offered refuge to persecuted communities, demonstrating the nation’s commitment to universal brotherhood and India’s ethos of empathy and compassion. The Commission leverages this internship as an opportunity to prepare young minds to face human rights-related challenges in the future. He encouraged the interns to contemplate the ideas enshrined in the Indian Constitution and the initiative taken by the legislature, judiciary, executive, and the NHRC to translate those ideals into reality.

He expressed the hope that through this exposure, the interns would gain better understanding of human rights, inculcate sensitivity and responsiveness towards the plight of vulnerable and marginalized sections of society.

Giving an overview of the internship programme, NHRC, India Joint Secretary, Mr Devendra Kumar Nim said that the interns will also be exposed to individual and group activities/ competitions to sharpen their human rights awareness besides the sessions by the eminent speakers on various aspects of human rights. They will be taken on virtual tours to institutions such as Tihar Jail, Police Stations and Shelter Home to have a first-hand understanding of their work and challenges.