CB BureauThe data on cases registered for violation of human rights,
gathered by National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), shows that Uttar Pradesh
and Delhi account for 67 per cent of the total violations registered across the
country between December 1, 2009, and October 31, 2010.
Of the total of 78,657 human rights violations, 46,917 were reported
in the state of Uttar Pradesh, while 5,498 were in Delhi. The other three worst
performers were Bihar with 2,742 cases, Rajasthan with 2,456, and
Maharashtra with 2,191.
The matter of concern here is that the highest number of
human rights violations (18,068) in Uttar Pradesh was against the police.
Moreover, of the total number of cases that the commission
registered over the past 10 years until March 31, 2010, the highest number was
against the police.
According to earlier data, NHRC registered 377,216
complaints against the police until March this year, and of these, 248,505 came
from Uttar Pradesh.
‘While Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of violations
registered, its size is also a factor that has to be taken into account. For
Delhi, especially since it is the capital of the country, it’s a dismal
performance,’ an NHRC official told The Times of India on condition of
anonymity.
Among those where the lowest number of violations has been
reported are Lakshadweep with three cases and seven each in Daman and Diu, and
Sikkim.
The human rights violations are segregated into 21
categories including those related to children, health, jail, judiciary, the
mafia, labour, minorities, police, pollution and environment, women,
paramilitary, defence forces, terrorism, foreigners and riots.