Question: Who presided the 26th foundation day celebration of the National Human Rights Commission on October 12 2019?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Ram Nath Kovind
(c) Amit Shah
(d) Dipak Mishra
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, India celebrated its 26th Foundation Day on the 12th October, 2019 and organized a function in New Delhi to mark the occasion.
- Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah presided over the 26th foundation day celebrations of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) as Chief Guest. HL Dattu, Chairperson, NHRC was also present.
- The concept of human rights violation is not limited only custodial torture or deaths. There is also a need to focus on elimination of poverty and lack of basic amenities, which result in grave human rights violations.
- There have been efforts to further strengthen the National Human Rights Commission and State Human Rights Commissions.
- The recent amendment to the PHR, Act is an affirmative step bringing the Women, Children, Backward Class Commissions in the decision making process of the National Human Rights Commission to encourage wider participation of all sections of society.
- The NHRC Chairperson highlighted various activities of the Commission and the new initiatives taken as part of its consistent endeavour to make people aware of the importance of the promotion and protection of human rights.
- He said that the Commission has cleared almost all cases registered prior to 2016. He said that the enormous increase in the number of complaints is indicative of the awareness of Human Rights among the people and as also their growing faith in the Commission.
NHRC:
- The Commission was set up on the 12th October, 1993, under the Protection of Human Rights Act, passed by Parliament. The mandate of the NHRC is to work for the promotion and protection of human rights and take cognizance of such complaints wherein the actions, inactions and omissions of government functionaries, prima facie or allegedly, cause human rights violation.
- It is a recommendatory quasi-judicial body, having powers of a civil court to call for any documents and summon any public authority in a case of human rights violation. In a case of human rights violation, its recommendations are twofold: relief to the victim and punishment to the guilty.
Links:
http://nhrc.nic.in/media/press-release/curtain-raiser-nhrc-celebrate-its-26th-foundation-day-12th-october-2019-11102019
http://nhrc.nic.in/media/press-release/nhrc-india-celebrates-its-26th-foundation-day-12102019
https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1587933