Steps taken by the SMHRC

The following are some of the steps taken by the SMHRC


Oct. 2009 : Urged the Indian Government to take immediate steps to avoid the Marine Fisheries Bill - 2009 (not to allow foreign trawlers to fish within the Indian waters).

Memorandum is also sent to International Court of Justice, Chief Justice - Supreme Court of India, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State)


Oct. 2009 : Urged the Tamil Nadu Government to take the steps to make arrangmenets for a helipad and a resue boat in Kanya Kumari (Cape Comorin) District.

Oct. 2009 : Urged the Tamil Nadu Government to take the steps to include the Human Rights Education in the School Syllabus

Sept. 2009: Urged the Tamil Nadu Government to take the immediate steps to release the 12 fishermen from Tamil Nadu captured and arrested by the Srilankan Naval force.

Sept. 2009: Urged the Tamil Nadu Government to take the immediate steps to release the 9 fishermen from Tamil Nadu captured and arrested by the Kerala Police.


1. Recommended Ms. Jyothi Nirmala IAS for the prestigious Kalpana Chawla Award for Courage and Daring Enterprise to a woman who is native of Tamil Nadu State to be presented by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu on the Independence Day every year. (She was selected and conferred upon the award by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu at the Independence Day celebrations on 15 Aug. 2008)

2. Social Workers and Human Rights activists are allowed to visit the jails and steps are taken to improve the facilities in the jails. (8 July 2008)

3. To set up the government Engg. College in Nagercoil (Done in Sept. 2009)
(28 April 2008)

4. Given police protection to a woman Municipal Commissioner from the minority community against the threat from the anti social elements.(17 Aug. 2008)

5. Reduced the punishment period of the prisoners who developed good manners during the punishment period.(7 Sept 2008)

6. Married girl tortured under house arrest - Justice sought (26 Feb. 2008)

7. Husband re-united with wife (2 Sept. 2008)

8. Fisheries Grievance Day organised (27 Jan. 2008)

9. Christian Shrine demolished. Justice given through the CBCID's action.(8 Mar 2007)

10. Released the 12 fishermen arrested by the Srilankan Naval force (11 April 2007)

11. Anti social elements, created disharmony arrested (13 March 2007)

12. Indian youth languished in the Saudi desert saved. (24 Aug. 2007)

13. Indian fishermen arrested in Somalia - Justice sought (5 Oct. 2007)

14. Indian Business man died in Dubai - Justice sought (15 May 2007)

15. Attack on minority youth - Justice sought (7 Dec. 2006)

16. Indian construction worker killed in Saudi - Justice sought (17 Aug. 2006)

17. Encroachments removed from the AVM Channel (28 Sept. 2005)