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NHRC to hear complaints of Gujarat's
scheduled castes
Friday May 11, 2012 07:58:18 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team will hear on
May 14-15 complaints about atrocities against scheduled castes in
Gujarat.
The team, headed by NHRC chairman K.G. Balakrishnan, will also
discuss in Ahmedabad problems faced by the victims in seeking
justice from the Gujarat government.
It will also meet the state's chief secretary, its director
general of police, other senior government officials and
representatives of non-governmental organisations to discuss the
human rights situation in the state.
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