To suggest action for violation of rights by armed political groups and terrorists.
To work against intra–social violation of rights of the poor and weak by the dominant groups.
To effectively work for reducing gender inequalities, exploitations and injustices.
To provide legal aid and advice for the indigent and weaker sections of the society.
To work in close co-operation with national human rights commission and other statutory commission on women, minorities, SC and ST and linguistic minorities, NGOs and media organizations for promoting human rights education.
To study the texts, treaties, arrangements and structures innovated by the international community in the post world war period for the protection of human rights, effect of world war on the status and functioning of various institutions and structures organized for promotion and protection of human rights.
To promote the role of developing societies vis-a-vis human rights.
To study the causes of success and failure of institutions like UN and its specialised bodies like UNHCR, UNHCHR, UNESCO, WHO, ILO vis-a-vis human rights.
To collect data related to the existing educational and training facilities in the areas of human rights and civil liberties in different parts of the world in general and the developing countries in particular for designing need-based Bachelor’s, Master’s and doctoral programmes in human rights and civil liberties.
To aid in organizing conferences, seminars, meetings, discussions, debates, study courses, collection of statistics, exhibitions, shows and tour trips.
To work for ensuring that basic human rights are respected everywhere.
To co-operate to avoid compromising on human rights for economic or political expediency.
To recognize democratic institutions as a fundamental human right.
To work towards the sovereignty and self-determination of entities with historical, cultural and ecological identity.
To restrict cooperation with governing regimes that violate human rights.
To actively engage with the Government of India and other countries to promote human rights education.
To bring diplomatic and commercial pressures on regimes that violate human rights to ensure respect for basic rights of citizens.
To keep the interests of disempowered communities foremost in all dealings with countries where human rights violations occur.
To support the end of colonization and press for resolution of colonial conflicts through the U.N. framework.
To develop a more distinctive and effective role for the International Court of Justice in the field of human rights.
To support through the U.N. framework democratic and economic reforms in countries coming out of totalitarian control.
To promote a culture for educating citizens so that human rights culture becomes essential for democracy and overall development of society.
To train young men and women to face challenges of pluralistic society and rising conflicts based on caste, religion and culture.
To study the effects of draconian laws and unlawful use of state machinery and force by enforcement agencies.
To prepare case studies on custodial deaths, killings and encounters to strengthen accountability and human rights sensitivity.
To help stop legal, social and economic discrimination against women and their exploitation in different forms.
To promote human rights education to reduce child labour in hazardous industries such as fireworks, glass and stone crushing.
To create awareness that human rights can become vulnerable to abuse through misuse of power structures.
To ensure comprehensive inclusion of national, regional and international perspectives related to human rights.
To study philosophical, cultural and historical perspectives on human rights.
To examine linkages between human rights, democracy, pluralism, development, ecology, peace and harmony.
To study colonialism, post-colonialism and post-independence development with special focus on minorities, women and children.
To study and prepare reports on violations of human rights by the state and its agencies including police and criminal justice systems.
To publish books, encyclopaedias, monographs, journals and directories on human rights.