STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

About SHRC:

• Status: Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 provides for the creation of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and State Human Rights Commission (SHRC).
  
  
• Mandate: SHRC have similar responsibilities as the NHRC but can only inquire into violation of human rights related to subjects in the State List and Concurrent List of the Constitution of India.
  
  
• Composition: It consists of a –
  • Chairperson who has been a Chief Justice of a High Court;
    
    
  • one Member who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court or District Judge in the State with a minimum of 7 years of experience;
    
    
  • one Member having knowledge of, or practical experience in, human rights matters.
    
    
  
  
  
• Appointment: Members are appointed by Governor of that state on the recommendation of a committee consisting of –
  • Chief Minister
    
    
  • Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
    
    
  • Minister of home affairs in that State
    
    
  • Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly
    
    
  
  
  
• Tenure of members: Five years or until attaining the age of seventy years.
  
  
• Present status: 25 states have constituted SHRC.