When was the National Human Rights Commission set up in India?

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UP Police constable Previous paper 4 (Held on: 18 June 2018 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1993.

Key Points

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India is a Statutory public body constituted on 12 October 1993.
It is under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993.
It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA).
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 and enforceable by courts in India.".
It encourages the efforts of NGOs and institutions congress to work in the field of human rights.

Additional Information

The headquarters of NHRC is Sardar Patel Bhawan, New Delhi, India.
The chairman of NHRC is Arun Kumar Mishra (August 2021).
The Secretary-General of NHRC is Jaideep Govind.
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is in Geneva.
The current High Commissioner of the United Nations Human Rights Commission is Michelle Bachelet of Chile.