human rights for all

1. Human Rights for All

2. Right to Health and Right to Mental Health

3. Rights of Children and Right to Education

4. Right to Work

5. Rights of Elderly and Disabled Persons

7. About the Organisation
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October,
established is the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 as amended by the Protection
(Amendment) Act, 2006.
It is in conformity with the Paris Principles, adopted at the first international workshop on
and protection of human rights held in Paris in October 1991, and endorsed by the General
its Regulations 48/134 of 20 December, 1993.
The NHRC is an embodiment of India’s concern for the promotion and protection of human

8. Section 2(1)(d) of the PHRA defines Human Rights as the 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.

9. Constitution of NHRC
The Commission consists of a Chairperson, five full-
seven deemed Members. The statute lays down
appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the

10. Vision & Mission
The functions of the Commission as stated in Section 12 of the Act and apart from
enquiry into complaints of violation of human rights or negligence in the
prevention of such violation by a public servant, the Commission also studies
treaties and international instruments on human rights and make
recommendations for their effective implementation to the Government.
The Commission is responsible for spreading of human rights awareness amongst
the masses and encouraging the efforts of all stake holders in the field of human
rights literacy not only at the national level but at international level too. NHRC is a
unique institution because it is one of the few National Human Rights Institutes
(NHRIs) in the world whose Chairperson is the former Chief Justice of the country.
The world looks at NHRC of India as a role model in promoting and monitoring
effective implementation of promotion and protection of human rights.
The NHRC, India plays an active role in coordinating with other NHRIs of the world
to enhance awareness from the perspective of human rights. It has also hosted
delegations from UN Bodies and other National Human Rights Commissions as well
as members of civil society, lawyers and political and social activists from many
countries.

11. Composition of Commission

12. NHRC has constituted various Core Advisory
groups to assist commission :-
• Core group on Older persons
• Core Advisory Group on Environment, Climate Change & Human Rights.
• Core group on NGOs and Human Right Defenders in the NHRC
• Core Advisory Group on Bonded Labour in the NHRC
• Core group on LGBTI issues
• Core group on Business, Environment and Human Rights
• Core group on Disabilities
• Core Group on Health and Mental Health
• Core group on Right to Food
• Core Group on Women

13. NHRC has constituted various Core Advisory
groups to assist commission :-
• Core group on Children
• Core Advisory Group of Criminal Justice System Reforms
• Core Group on Mental Health in the NHRC
• Core group of Lawyers
• Core group on Trafficking, Women and Children

17. How to file an online complaint

18. How to file an online complaint

19. How to file an online complaint

20. How to file an online complaint

21. Human Rights Cases Statistics

22. National Human Rights Commission web
site
https://nhrc.nic.in/