4. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)

In keeping with spirit of human rights movement all over the world, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) came into existence in India through an Ordinance promulgated on 28th September 1993 by the President of India. However, soon the ordinance was replaced by a

statute called Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (which came into force in 1994). This Act provides for setting up NHRC at Centre as well as one Commission each at State level.

National Human Rights Commission is designed to protect human rights, defined as “rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of individual guaranteed by Constitution or embodied in International Covenant and which are enforceable by Courts in India”.

In 2019, the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act was enacted in order to make NHRC more  inclusive and efficient in its functioning.

4.1. Comparison of 2019 Amended Act with the 1993 Act 4.3. Significance of the amendment 4.4. Composition of NHRC 4.5. Appointment 4.6. Removal 4.7. Emoluments 4.8. Functions of NHRC ♤ Undertake and promote research in the field of human rights.4.9. Working of NHRC 4.10. Strengths of NHRC 4.11. Weaknesses of NHRC