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Important Events & National Seminars on Mental Health and Human Rights as well as on Forensic Psychiatry.

Since the year 1996 SEVAC has been organising national level seminars/workshops to facilitate the development of an effective strategy for the human rights promotions of the mental patienst with particular reference to the mentally ill people languishing in prisons and custodial institutions in a deplorable condition. It is noteworthy that the following institutions extended support to enable SEVAC to continue its activities in this regard.

  • National Human Rights Commission

  • Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission

  • Assam State Human Rights Commission

  • West Bengal Human Rights Commission

  • Regional Institute of Correctional Administration, Velore

  • Prison Departments of: Maharstra, Goa, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Tripura, Nagaland


The Historic Moment - Calcutta Declaration on Human Rights & Mental Health was made and released by Hon’ble Justice Sri Ranganath Misra on the basis of the resolutions adopted in different national seminars organised by SEVAC
National Seminar: Mr. Justice Mukherjee, Chairperson, WBHRC Mr. Justice Manasina Singh, Chairperson, Assam HRC Mr Justice Ranganath Misra, Mr. Justice V.S.Malimath, Mr.Justice Omprokash, Chairperson, HP HRC ,Dr. Arnab Banerjee, Chief Psychiatrist SEVAC & Mr. R.V.Pillai Vice Chairman, UN Committee for Racial Discrimination are present on the dais
National Seminar: Mr. Justice V.S Malimath addressing a programme of the SEVAC National Network of Human Rights & Mental Health at Delhi. Justice Sri Ranganath Misra is also present on the dais

National Seminar: From Left: Mr R. M. Jamir, Disability Commissioner, West Bengal., Mr B. Chowdhury, Minister of Social Welfare, West Bengal, Mr. Justice C. Mookerjee, Former Chairperson, WBHRC & Dr. A. Banerjee are present on the dais
National Seminar: From Left: Mr. Justice Sohani, the then Chairperson of the MPHRC, Mr. Justice Mookerjee, the then Chairperson of the WBHRC, Mr. Justice Ranganath Misra, Mr.Justice V.S.Malimath, the then Member NHRC & Mr. Justice Bhargav, the then Chairperson, Assam HRC graced our seminar
World Mental Health Day: Ms. Shona Sturgeon, Chair Person of the World Federation for Mental Health, Mr. Justice Sri Ranganath Misra, Mr. Justice V.S. Malimath, Dr. Pratibha Sengupta are lighting the candle to inaugurate the World Mental Health Day Celebration Programme 2004, organised by SEVAC at New Delhi
 
H.E. the Governor of West Bengal, Sri V.J. Shah awarded a medal to SEVAC in the year 2000 for its noteworthy contribution in the area of Mental Health 		 
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