PURI: In a bid to make public servants aware of the scale of problems being faced by the weaker sections of society, the National Human Rights Commission held first-of-its-kind open hearing at Puri on Monday.Victims and human rights activists voiced their grievances and outlined the problems they face in seeking justice from government agencies. From the 242 complaints received, 72 cases were heard.The NHRC team was headed by member Satyabrata Pal.Speaking on the occasion, Pal advised government officials to be sensitive while dealing with cases relating to human rights violation. “People below the poverty line should be extended all benefits of the schemes like Indira Awas Yojana, Integrated Child Development Scheme, National Rural Health Mission so that such complaints are minimised,” Pal said.The Commission would examine all the cases and instruct the State Government to take action accordingly.The hearing was held as per the recommendations of K B Saxena, who carried out a study on the continuing problems faced by the Scheduled Castes and made recommendations to tackle and solve them.Among the recommendations was that the Commission organise at least one open hearing a year “where the victims of major atrocities can present their experiences and grievances in seeking justice from government agencies and human rights bodies or NGOs or social workers and activists may apprise the rights body of difficulties encountered by them in taking up their complaints”.
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