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By Our Staff Correspondent
CHANDIGARH, DEC 9. Ever since the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) was set up in 1997, the number of petitions for relief has steadily gone up. However, a major concern has been the increase in number of custodial deaths. Talking to reporters about the progress made by the body over the years, the PSHRC Chairman, N.C. Jain, on the eve of the International Human Rights Day, said that in 1997 only 90 cases of violation of diverse categories were brought before it. Of these, as many as 89 were disposed of. Justice Jain said that till November 30 this year, a record 14,102 petitions were filed of which 4,768 were still pending. During the seven years of it functioning, the PSHRC received 49,643 cases of which 8,805 were pending. However, the most disturbing aspect of Punjab's human rights scenario was the constant increase in number of custodial deaths. The Commission has received 479 complaints so far, of which 104 were pending decision.
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