The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, commenced its four-week Summer Internship Programme (SIP) 2025 in New Delhi on June 16, 2025. The program aims to cultivate human rights awareness among university-level students. Eighty students from diverse academic backgrounds, representing 42 institutions across 20 States/Union Territories, were selected from over 1,400 applicants. NHRC Chairperson Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian inaugurated the program, emphasizing the importance of justice and empathy in creating a society with equal rights and opportunities. Secretary General Shri Bharat Lal highlighted the critical role of youth in advancing human rights and encouraged interns to balance rights with responsibilities. The program includes interactive sessions, research projects, book reviews, and field visits designed to enhance understanding of human rights issues.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: A national human rights organization in India, referred to as NHRC.
NHRC, India 4-week Summer Internship Programme 2025: A summer internship program organized by the National Human Rights Commission, India for university-level students.
New Delhi: The location where the Summer Internship Programme 2025 begins.
Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian: Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, India who inaugurated the Summer Internship Programme 2025.
Shri Bharat Lal: Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission, India.
Summer Internship Programme SIP 2025: An internship program organized by the National Human Rights Commission to foster human rights awareness.
Law: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Social Sciences: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Social Work: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Psychology: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Journalism: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Gender Studies: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Digital Humanities: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
International Relations: One of the academic disciplines of the students participating in the Summer Internship Program 2025.
Shri Samir Kumar: Joint Secretary, National Human Rights Commission, India.
Lt. Col. Virender Singh: Director, National Human Rights Commission, India.
National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India 4-week Summer Internship Programme
– 2025 for university-level students begins in New
Delhi
Chairperson, Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian
inaugurates the programme
He urges the interns to champion justice and
empathy, contributing to a society where equal rights
and opportunities are accessible to all human beings
Secretary General, Shri Bharat Lal emphasizes the
critical role of youth in advancing human rights
80 students representing 42 institutions and regional
diversity across 20 States/ UT, shortlisted from over
1,400 applicants attending
Posted On: 17 JUN 2025 1:58PM by PIB Delhi
The four-week Summer Internship Programme (SIP) 2025 of the National Human Rights Commission
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(NHRC), India began at its premises in New Delhi on 16 June, 2025. The programme aims to foster human
rights awareness among university-level students. 80 students out of 1,468 applicants from 42 institutions of
20 States/ UTs with diverse academic disciplines have been shortlisted for this programme. They include the
students of Law, Social Sciences, Social Work, Psychology, Journalism, Gender Studies, Digital Humanities,
and International Relations.Inaugurating the programme, NHRC, India Chairperson, Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian, highlighted the
strength of India’s unity in diversity, reflected in the interns’ varied backgrounds. He stressed the
transformative power of peer learning and said that a child is nurtured by a mother’s care, a father’s direction,
siblings’ insights, and the influence of peers. Encouraging their proactive engagement, he underscored the
importance of gaining knowledge to serve a purpose in life. He also urged the interns to champion justice and
empathy, contributing to a society where equal rights and opportunities are accessible to all human beings.
Earlier, in his keynote address on the occasion, the NHRC, India Secretary General, Shri Bharat Lal,
emphasized the critical role of youth in advancing human rights. He called for cultivating a deep sense of
sensitivity, responsiveness and compassion among youth to address societal challenges with a purpose and
dedication. Drawing on India’s civilizational values, he encouraged the interns to adopt a balance in their
outlook towards rights with responsibilities and to foster a commitment to creating an inclusive and just
society. He expressed the hope that the interns would make the best use of this opportunity in shaping their
lives for a better cause.Before this, giving an overview of the internship programme, the NHRC, India Joint Secretary, Shri Samir
Kumar, highlighted the Commission’s efforts in promoting and protecting human rights through such
programmes. He highlighted that the programme’s interactive sessions, group research projects, book reviews,
and declamation contests and field visits to NGOs, Police Stations, Prisons, Shelter Homes, other National
Commissions, etc. are designed to deepen interns’ understanding of various facets of human rights issues and
inspire innovative solutions, strengthening their dedication to the cause. Lt. Col. Virender Singh, Director,
NHRC, delivered the vote of thanks.
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