Human Rights Commission

The National Human Rights Commission was established on 12 October 1993 under the National Human Rights Act of 28 September 1993. The National Human Rights Commission is a statutory body. The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. The Chairman is appointed by the President of India. In addition to the Chairman, the National Human Rights Commission has four permanent members. In addition, the Chairpersons of the National Minorities Commission, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes and the National Commission for Women are ex-officio members of the National Human Rights Commission. The Kerala State Human Rights Commission came into existence on 11 December 1998. Justice A.M. Paritupillai was the first Chairman. There is a provision that the Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission should be a former Chief Justice of the High Court. The Chairman is appointed by the Governor.