Question

write a short note on national human rights commission

Answer 1

he Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is an autonomous public body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993. [1] It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (TPHRA). [2] The NHRC is the National Human Rights Commission of India [3] 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".

CEO: Rajesh Kishore (8 Jul 2014–)

General nature: Federal law enforcement; Civilian agency

Legal personality: Governmental: Government agency

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