A NOTE ON RAJASTHAN STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

1. The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission is one of the leading State Commissions in the country. In a short span of three years it has achieved many milestones in its mission for the protection and promotion of Human Rights.

2. The State Government of Rajasthan issued a Notification on January 18, 1999 for the constitution of the State Commission having one full time Chairperson and 4 Members in accordance with the provisions of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. The Commission was fully constituted by appointment of the Chairperson along with the Members and became functional from March 2000.

3. At present the State Commission is fully functional. The particulars of the Hon’ble Chairperson and Hon’ble Members are as follows:
 

 

·         Vacant , Secretary, RSHRC         

  • Shri Janga Srinivas Rao, Inspector General of Police, RSHRC
  • Vacant , Dy Secy, RSHRC
  • Sh  Vikram Prakash Sharma, Dy Registrar, RSHRC

4. The main mandate of the State Commission is to function as a watch dog for human rights in the State. Under the 1993 Act, human rights are defined in Section 2 (d) and are those justiciable rights which can be enforced in a court of law in India. Most of the universal human rights as defined in the UN Charter of 10th December, 1948 are included and are being vigorously enforced.

 

 

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