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.
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