Question : HUMAN RIGHTS DIVISION IN ARMY

(a) whether the Government has established Human Rights Division in Army;

(b) if so, the number of Complaints of different nature received in the Army’s Human Rights Division during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c) the action taken by the authorities on these complaints; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the Human Rights Division of the Army?

MINISTER OF DEFENCE (SHRI A.K. ANTONY)

(a) to (d): The Government has established a Human Rights Cell in the Army. The State-wise details of the complaints received in the above Cell during last three years and current year are as follows:-

Year	North Eastern States J&K Other States Total

2010	29 18 10 57
2011	25 05 03 33
2012	26 04 07 37

2013	51 - - 51
(Till
date)

Total 131 27 20 178