The statement issued by as many as 71 individuals and members of various human rights organisations contended that the public has the right to know the basis for the decision of the Modi-led selection committee.
A big casualty of the appointment of a person like Justice Mishra will be the trust and confidence of people, especially victims of rights violations in the independence of the NHRC.
UPDATED: May 22, 2021 14:57 IST
Kavita Srivastava at a Covid care centre in Jaipur (PURUSHOTTAM DIWAKAR)
During the lockdown last year, Kavita Srivastava, whose three decades of activism have won her the respect of the state government, was a leading voice demanding aid for migrant workers trapped in cities or forced to walk back to their home states. Since last month, she has found herself in a new role using her contacts in government to arrange for hospital beds, medicines and oxygen for those in need, as well as overseeing the distribution of water, food and other resources gathered by her organisation. In the process, she has been working with a dozen other NGOs across the state.