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NHRC announces winners of competition for short films on human rights

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February 28, 2025

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has announced the winners of its tenth prestigious annual competition for short films on human rights in 2024.

NHRC announces winners of competition for short films on human rights

It has chosen Doodh Ganga-Valley's Dying Lifeline for the first prize of Rs. 2 lakh.

The documentary film by Er. Abdul Rashid Bhat from Jammu & Kashmir raises concerns on how the free flow of various waste into the pristine water of the Doodh Ganga river has polluted it and the need for its restoration for the overall good of the people in the valley. The film is in English, Hindi and Urdu with subtitles in English.

Fight for Rights by Kadarappa Raju from Andhra Pradesh has been selected for the second prize of Rs. 1.5 lakh.

The film raises the issue of child marriage and education.

It is in Telugu with English subtitles.

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