Question

Write a note on national human rights Commission?

Answer 1

Answer:

The NHRC is the National Human Rights Commission of India, responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the Act as "Rights Relating To Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants".

Headquarters: New Delhi, India

Federal agency: India

Formed: 12 October 1993

Agency executives: Justice H. L. Dattu, Chairman; Jaideep Govind, Secretary General

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Answer 2

1. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established by law to protect the fundamental rights and other kinds of rights in 1993 by the government of India.
2. It is composed of a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, a former judge of the Supreme Court, a former Chief Justice of a High Court and two other members who have knowledge and practical experience in matters relating to human rights.

Functions :

• It inquires at its own initiative or on a petition presented to it by a victim into complaint of violation of human rights.
• It visits jails to study the condition of the inmates.
• It undertakes and promotes research in the field of human rights.