HOW TO FILE A COMPLAINT IN NHRC?


Mukesh Devrari 

Many commissions have been established in India, but common masses are not aware of how to file a complaint in commissions. Here is a tentative format developed by professional human rights activists. It is not necessary to write in this particular format but if justice is not delivered through the commission, it will help the complainant to take the issue convincingly to the courts. 

Format of Application to Commissions

-         If a complaint application goes through an organization, it carries more weight. Use official letterhead of any NGO to file an application.
-         Mention the date of complaint.

To,

Address of the Commission

Subject  – States Name + District + Village + Block + Police Station + Issue ( Police Atrocity/Caste Atrocity/Domestic Violence/Child Abuse)

Sir/Madam,

First Para – Who are you? In 3-4 lines you must tell about your organization. It should be a very brief introduction.

Second Para – Subject should be explained. Victims name. Who has committed the right’s abuse?  Where it has happened? How it has happened? Why it has happened?  

Next - Mention the names of accused. What is your source of information? If you have done any fact finding you should fact-finding report.
Victim’s Detail – One paragraph. It includes social background. All social details of the victim should be mentioned like community, caste, religion, racial and ethnicity.

Next - Members of the commission will start reading it from here. So write whatever you want write. Narrate the incident in detail. Ensure that you cover the entire incident in less than 1500 words.

Next – Write your Prayer. It means what you want from the commission. You can request a commission to do its own investigation. You can request commission not send the police for investigation. You can request a commission to appoint special repertoire to investigate and report it to the commission. You can ask for an independent investigation. If possible quote laws to remind commission about their powers. If the complaint is being filed to the National Human Rights Commission, then you must know that NHRC can order compensation. It can also order a prosecution. NHRC can also be requested to appoint a practising criminal for legal assistance to the victim.

Complainant,
Secretary of NGO. It must include all their details.

Attachments
  1. News Clippings
  2. Pictures
  3.  Fact-finding report. 
This article is based on the conversation with Mathew Jacob, a human rights activist and PhD scholar at Tata Institute of Social Sciences.

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