India, May 14 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India yesterday began its 2-week online short-term internship (OSTI) programme. 80 university-level students from diverse academic disciplines from 21 States and Union Territories have been shortlisted out of 1,795 applicants to participate in this programme. The two-week programme aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the promotion and protection of human rights in the country.
NHRC, India Secretary General, Shri Bharat Lal, in his address, said that youth are the torchbearers of India's 5,000-year-old civilisational ethos of empathy, compassion and justice. He urged the students to serve as ambassadors of j...