Question

Prepare a model of letter including the functions of National Human Rights Commission​

Answer 1

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Letter to the National Human Rights Commission

The Chairperson

National Human Rights Commission

New Delhi

Subject: Possible violation of Human Rights and other illegal acts by the Delhi Police, especially its Special Cell responsible for counter-terrorist operations.

Sir,

The Committee for Inquiry on December 13 is a national campaign to bring out the truth, expose the perpetrators, ensure justice and protect the rights of the accused in the parliament attack case. The Committee views this case as falling under the general concerns of rights, justice, and democracy that ensue in the context of the ‘war on terrorism.’

The Committee strongly condemns terrorist acts by fundamentalist outfits; these are serious attacks on civil society and its democratic institutions. However, the Committee agrees with Mr. Kofi Annan that human rights, along with democracy and social justice, are one of the best prophylactics against terrorism. The task is not easy, but it must be undertaken for democracy to function.

In this context, while we are opposed to the policies of the Blair government in Iraq and elsewhere, we appreciate the immediate steps taken maintain calm and civil order in the city of London after the serial blasts on 7/7, to launch a serious inquiry into the attacks, and to refrain from implicating individuals and groups without convincing evidence. We also applaud the role of the British media and Human Rights organizations in exposing within hours the police action leading to the death of an innocent man and the immediate acknowledgement of the error by the police. We hope that both the responsible terrorist organization and the guilty policemen will be brought to justice.

In contrast, the actions of the investigating agencies, especially the Special Cell of the Delhi Police, and the reporting of their operations by the media, have only helped in spreading terror in the minds of the people. Going by newspaper reports, the national capital of India must be one of the most dangerous places on this planet (for example, Times, 18 July). The panic is so extreme that, when an explosion due to gas-leak took place in a Delhi Metro site, television channels rushed in. As the news was aired, "within an hour, we received over 500 calls