The National Human Rights Commission was set up on the 12th October, 1993 under the Protection of Human
Rights Act passed by Parliament. The functions and powers of the Commission
with regard to promotion and protection of human rights in the country are
elucidated in Section – 12, Chapter – III of the PHR Act available on the
website of the Commission www.nhrc.nic.in. Besides taking cognizance of the complaints of human rights violations
against a public servant and recommending payment of monetary relief to the
victim and initiation of punitive action against the guilty government
functionary, the Commission is also mandated to promote, research in the field
of human rights, spread literacy about them through various means and
functions. The faith of the people in its functioning reflects in the
increasing number of complaints it has been receiving over the years. The
Commission is completing 25 years of its existence on the 12th October, 2018.
It would want the people of the country to join the Commission in celebrating
the silver jubilee of an institution dedicated to protecting and promoting
their rights. Therefore, as part of a specific note of participation, the
Commission requests all the people of the country to participate in the
Painting Competition on the theme: ‘My
idea of human rights and promotion and protection thereof’ to mark the occasion and participate in this online
competition. There will be totally
06 cash awards including Rs. 15,000/-, 10,000/- and 5,000/- for the first,
second and third prize respectively and 09 consolation prizes of Rs. 2500/-
each along with certificates.
The Commission
requests all the people of the country to participate in the Painting Competition
on the theme: ‘My idea of human rights and promotion and
protection thereof’ to mark the occasion and participate in this
online competition.
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