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BARAK HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION COMMITTEE

It is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have

recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny

and oppression, that human rights should be pro-

tected by the rule of law.

Preamble to the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Background:

BHRPC believes that every human being has certain inherent rights

due only to the fact that s/he is a human being. These rights are

called human rights. In 1948 United Nations General Assembly

proclaimed the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS

(UDHR) as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and

all nations. Most of the rights enshrined in UDHR have also been

embodied and elaborated in a number of other binding international

and regional treaties and instruments. The United Nations adopted

the DECLARATION ON THE RIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY OF

INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND ORGANS OF SOCIETY TO PROMOTE

AND PROTECT UNIVERSALLY RECOGNIZED HUMAN RIGHTS AND

FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS (UN Declaration on Human Rights

Defenders) by its General Assembly resolution 53/144 of 9

December 1998 recognising and encouraging the efforts of Non-

Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in promoting and protecting

human rights.

Fundamental human rights are also guaranteed in the Constitution

of India and the Supreme Court and High Courts are made the

custodians of these rights. There are other laws and mechanisms

in India guaranteeing human rights enacted and constituted to fulfil

its obligations under international law and tre

legislation is the Protection of Human Rights Ac

which encourages explicitly under section 12 (i) th

in the field of human rights. Barak Human R

Committee is such a non-profit organization as is

the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders a

in the Act.

BHRPC is named after the river BARAK as it is bas

Article 3 of the constitution of BHRPC the area of op

as basically entire Barak Valley and if necessary b

Objectives:

The main objectives of BHRPC are (i) to promote a

rights and prevent their violations, (ii) to improve

situation for full realization of Social, Economic a

for all and (iii) to work for promotion and e

democracy, secularism and world peace as these

for full realization of all human rights.

Modus Operandi:

As BHRPC believes in Democracy, Rule of Law,

Violence all its activities are within the Indian and I

frame work. Main activities include (i) research

awareness generation campaign, (iii) m

documentation of human rights violations, (iv) l

and (v) emergency response and urgent appeals.

Programmes:

BHRPC works through some specialised Program

Right to Justice Programme, (ii) Right to Informa

Barak Human Rights Protection Committee (BHRPC), a Human

Rights Organisation of the nature as is envisaged under section

12 (i) of the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 and

registered under the Societies registration Act, 1860 vide No.

RS/CA/243/B/61 of 2002-03 dated 1st October 2002 based at

Silchar, Assam.

BARAK HUMAN

RIGHTS PROTEC-

TION COMMITEE:

AN OVERVIEW

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of Human Rights, (ii) Provisions of the Legal Services Authority

Act, 1988, (iii) Requirements of Arrest under D K Basu Case,

(iv) NHRC Guidelines Regarding Arrest, (v) Dos and Donts

regarding Solid Waste Management and (vi) The Supreme

Court Judgment on Employment of Teachers on non-teaching

duties and continues to distribute them free of cost among the

public.

3. The organization maintains a 24 hours mobile helpline for

the victims. A victim or anyone on his behalf can call a t anytime

on +919435989997 or +919401134314 or can e-mail to

4. The organization has got the status of district nodal NGO in

Disaster Risk Management Programme from the district

5. The Assam State Legal Services Authority has accorded

approval to Workshop cum Counselling and Conciliation

Centre run by the organisation in 2007.

6. The organisation runs its WebPages at the URL:

7. The organization has undertaken a research project titled

Freedom from Torture and Violence: Compatibility of Indian

Law and Practice with I nternational Human Rights Standards

(Focusing on The North East).

8. The organization publishes a yearly journal on human rights

named The Human Voice and a monthly e-news letter named

RightsNews.

In the Days to Come:

BHRPC will expand i ts activities and networking

and vertically by continuing formation of Aux

nomination of Local Monitors of Human Rights

Valley and entering into networking and partn

similar minded organisations and institutions i

agreement and interests in and out of the valle

The organization has undertaken a project

Bengali) and publication of the International Bi

and the organization is going to launch its own

the organization is contemplating to start som

programmes for working more conveniently in t

Rights, ii) Agricultural Awareness, iii) Right to Ed

Rights and v) Rights of Persons with Disabilitie

Barak Human Rights Protection Committee wi

for rights, justice, peace and truth with resilien

Neharul Ahmed

Secretary Gene

+919435989997

Contact:Manindra Shankar Gupta

Chairperson

+919401373964 (m),

+913842260482 (r)

Waliullah Ahmed Laskar, Liaison Officer, +9

Office: Barak Human Rights Protection

Rongpur, Silchar-9, Cachar, Assam,

Email: bhrpc.net@gmail.com, bhrpcsilchar@

Published by Bijaya Kar Shome, Director,

Publication Division from Rongpur, Silchar-9,

(iii) Gender Justice and Child Rights Programme, (iv) Right to

Livelihood Programme, (v) Disaster Risk Management Programme,

(vi) Health Rights Programme and (vii) Environmental Awareness

and Protection Programme.

Divisions:

All functions are done by 7 divisions of the organisation. These are

(i) Organisation and Administration Division, (ii) Education and

Training Division, (iii) Monitoring and Documentation Division, (iv)

The organisation of BHRPC consists of (i) Auxiliary Body, (ii)

Associates Body, (III) Advisory Body, (iv) Board of Patron, (v) General

Body and (vi) Executive Body.

Achievements:

Past achievements of the organization include:

1. The term human rights and its significance became more familiar

to the people of the valley following many seminars, symposiums,

public meetings, workshops, debates, interactive sessions,

demonstrations, publications etc. conducted by the organization

since its establishment. A drastic increase in recent days can be seen

in the numbers of complaints regarding cases of violations filed by

the victims and others with the organization, Assam Human Rights

Commission and National Human Rights Commission which is

indicative of greater awareness of the people. BHRPC received

more than 150 complaints in the last year.

2. The organization has published folders and booklets containing

Bengali translation (the local language) of (i) Universal Declaration

administration in 2007.

Law and Legal Affairs Division, (v) Research and Study Division, (vi)

Projects and Programmes Division and (vii) Information and P-ublication Division

bhrp

c.net@gmail.com or bhrpcsilchar@yahoo.co.in.

http://bhrpc.net.googlepages.com and its discussion group at

the URL: http://groups.google.com/group/bhrpc .