National Human Rights Commission and Its Role.
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND ITS ROLE.
This paper divided into 8 parts. There are : 1. Introduction 2. Role of Human Rights towards universal sovereignty 3. Establishment of Human Rights Commission, 4. National Human Rights Commission of India, 5. Constitution of the Human Rights Commission, 6. Functions of the Human Rights Commission 7. Powers of the Commission 8. Conclusion
The National Human Rights Commission was established on 12th October, 1993 under the legislative mandate of the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
Definition of Human Rights : “Human Rights” means 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.
“Commission” means the National Human Rights Commission constituted under section 3.
1) Introduction : All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights Human rights, as commonly understood, are the rights that every human being is entitled to enjoy freely irrespective of his religion, race, caste, sex and nationality, etc. (Jagdish chand, 2007) In Declaration of Independence acknowledged the fundamental human rights. Human right means different thing to different people. Human Rights are not static. New rights are recognized and enforced from time to time. Only persons fully conversant with the latest development about the expanding horizons of Human Rights can promote their awareness better than others. Human rights are mainly social, economic and political rights. Such rights include right to life, liberty, personal security, freedom of speech, expression, opinion, though conscience, religion, freedom of privacy, press, freedom of equality, a four trial, right to question the government, right to criticize the government, right to vote, guarantees against inhuman punishment. Among all the rights, the most important is right to vote. All the
This paper divided into 8 parts. There are : 1. Introduction 2. Role of Human Rights towards universal sovereignty 3. Establishment of Human Rights Commission, 4. National Human Rights Commission of India, 5. Constitution of the Human Rights Commission, 6. Functions of the Human Rights Commission 7. Powers of the Commission 8. Conclusion
The National Human Rights Commission was established on 12th October, 1993 under the legislative mandate of the protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
Definition of Human Rights : “Human Rights” means 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.
“Commission” means the National Human Rights Commission constituted under section 3.
1) Introduction : All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights Human rights, as commonly understood, are the rights that every human being is entitled to enjoy freely irrespective of his religion, race, caste, sex and nationality, etc. (Jagdish chand, 2007) In Declaration of Independence acknowledged the fundamental human rights. Human right means different thing to different people. Human Rights are not static. New rights are recognized and enforced from time to time. Only persons fully conversant with the latest development about the expanding horizons of Human Rights can promote their awareness better than others. Human rights are mainly social, economic and political rights. Such rights include right to life, liberty, personal security, freedom of speech, expression, opinion, though conscience, religion, freedom of privacy, press, freedom of equality, a four trial, right to question the government, right to criticize the government, right to vote, guarantees against inhuman punishment. Among all the rights, the most important is right to vote. All the
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