5. State Human Rights Commission (SHRC)

Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (which came into force in 1994) provides for setting up NHRC at Centre as well as one Commission (SHRC) each at State level. Although, not every Indian state has created a SHRC yet.

A State Human Rights Commission can inquire into violation of human rights only in respect of subjects mentioned in the State List (List-II) and the Concurrent List (List-III) of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. However, if any such case is already being inquired into by the

National Human Rights Commission or any other Statutory Commission, then the State Human Rights Commission does not inquire into that case