Ahmedabad alone accounts for 27 per cent of total
human rights violation s in the state. Of over 3,700 cases reported from the
state, 1,000 were from the city, according to figures provided by Gujarat State
Human Rights Commission.
The panel deals with cases related to child marriage
and atrocities against kids, public health hazards, exploitation of differently
abled people, irregularities in jail, victimization of labourers, human
trafficking, environmental pollution, racecolour castereligious discrimination,
employment disputes, and atrocities against women.
“We receive complaints from all strata of society
regarding domestic violence, sexual harassment, police atrocities, and
anti-social activities.The state has registered a 13 per cent rise in the
number of human right violation cases,“ said Dr Justice J N Bhatt, chairperson
of the commission.
Most cases are reported from urban and semi-urban
areas, as per the data.Surprisingly, Ahmedabad city registered 890 complaints
whereas Ahmedabad rural accounted for only 130 cases in 2013. Other districts
that recorded high number of cases were Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar, Surat city and
Rajkot.
POWER TO WOMEN
Many of the complaints are related to atrocities
against women.
As per the data, there has been a gradual rise in the
number of com plaints registered by the women since 2007.
More than 40 per cent of the total complaints are
about rape, abduction, attempted murder, sexual harassment and molestation of
women.
“Because of rising awareness about the commission, we
are getting several cases from across the state.
We feel good that the commission has provided a
platform for people to raise their voice for their rights,“ said KJ Sheth,
Registrar (Commission).
HIGH DISPOSAL RATE
Since its inception, the commission has received
22,406 cases and disposed off 21,843. “We always try to provide justice to
petitioners as soon as possible. Our cases disposal percentage is more than 90
per cent. And it is because of this achievement that people are coming to us,“
added Sheth.
SUO MOTO CASES RISE
Under Section 12 of Human Rights Act, the commission
has the authority to take over any case related to human rights violation
published in any media.
Hence, following this, the commission from 2007 to
October 2014 has taken over 488 such cases published in various media platforms.
“In cases where victims cannot approach us directly, we take their cases from
media publications. So far we have solved 395 cases. Every day, we scan various
newspapers and select cases for investigation,“ added Sheth.
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