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Unit 30: Brief Historical Background of Human Rights with Special Reference ...

3. To recommend enactment of new laws, as may be considered necessary by the commission, Notes
to further strengthen the legal framework for protection and preservation of human rights
of all sections of society.
4. To look, suo-moto or on complaint, into matters relating to deprivation, of human rights,
non-implementation of Laws enacted to provide protection and prevention of violation of
Human Rights, and non-compliance of police decisions, guidelines, or instructions issued
to ensure the protection of human rights of the Citizens.
5. To inquire on complaint by the victim or anyone else on his behalf, into specific complaints
of violations of the civil and political rights, abetment thereof or negligence in performance
of duties connected therewith
6. To study and make recommendations in respect of the system of criminal administration
and prison reforms etc., which may be relevant in the context of prevention of violation of
human rights.
Major thrust seems to lie in elevating awareness on human rights issues in general and the
objective of inculcating the rights values amongst the bureaucratic wings in particular.
30.3.3 Powers of the National Human Rights Commission
The Commission shall while enquiring into complaints under this Act, have powers of a civil
court trying a suit under the Code of Civil Procedure and particularly of the following matters
namely-
1. Summoning and enforcing the attendaance1ce of witnesses and examining them on oath.
2. Discovery and production of any document;
3. Receiving evidence on affidavits;
4. Requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;
5. Issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses of documents;
6. Any other matter which may be prescribed

The National Human Right commission (NHRC) has been conferred a wide
range of tasks in securing basic freedom to all citizens. It has called for "Stringent
action against those who are responsible for perpetrating inhuman treatment
and torture" to persons while in custody and award of immediate relief to the
victim's family.

30.4 State Human Rights Commissions

30.4.1 Constitution of State Human Rights Commissions
1. A State Government may constitute a body to be known as the ....................... (name of the
State) Human Rights Commission to exercise the powers conferred upon, and to perform
the functions assigned to, a State Commission under this chapter.
2. The State Commission shall consist of
(a) a Chairperson who has been a Chief Justice of a High Court;
(b) one Member who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court;
(c) one Member who is, or has been, a district judge in that State;
3. There shall be a Secretary who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the State Commission
and shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions of the State Commission as it
may delegate to him.

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