About NHRC Internship
The National Human Rights Commission has expressly been mandated to promote Human Rights literacy and awareness vide Section 12 (h) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, With a view to spreading awareness among University students about the need for protection and promotion of Human Rights, the Commission has been regularly conducting Internship Programmes’ since 1998.
Eligibility Criteria –
(i) Students studying in 3rd year and onwards of an integrated 5 years PG
course
(ii) Students studying in 3rd / final year of graduation course
(iii) Students of any semester/year of any post-graduate degree course
(iv) Students of any semester/ year of any post-graduate diploma course
(v) Students who are research scholars in any stream.
Duration of the Internship –
- For the Month of April 2021 the “Online Short Term Internship Programme April 2021 (OSTI- April 2021)” will commence from 16thApril, 2021 (Friday) to 30th April 2021 (Friday) (15 days). Applications are invited from eligible students of the entire country.
- The last date of submission of the application is on or before 5.30 PM on 16th April 2021.
Course Structure of Online Short Term Internship –
About 50 sessions on various human rights issues are proposed to be covered to sensitize the interns. The OSTI- April 2021 will include the following inputs:
• Address/Interaction with Hon’ble Chairperson / Members of NHRC and other domain
Experts
• Project work on Human Right issues.
• Book Review to be submitted by the students
• Films on Human Rights & Discussion – Child Labour issues, Water Sanitation, Sports, Anti Trafficking, Health including mental health and Education issues and discussions etc.
• Virtual Field Visit
o Virtual visit to Jail
o Virtual field visit to Police Station
o Virtual field visit to NGO
The students get to see the working of these institutions and may get their related questions addressed.
Benefits –
- All the student interns successfully completing the internship would receive a stipend of Rs. 2000/- (Rupees Two Thousand only)
- A certificate of participation will be awarded to the candidates.
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