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By H.C.Gera
(Special Correspondent)
For the first time
The Voice of
Chandigarh is coming
up with an issue
which is going to
create an awakening
among the
common masses about the Human
Rights and the role, responsibilities
and the functions of
Haryana Human Rights Commission
located in Chandigarh.
The team of The Voice of
Chandigarh had in-depth interactions
with Hon'ble Justice Vijender
Jain, Chairperson Haryana
Human Rights Commission and
Justice H.S. Bhalla, Member
Haryana Human Rights Commission
Haryana,Chandigarh.
The National Human
Rights Commission in
India
The National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) of India
was constituted on 12 October,
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Bad
Governance
is a form of
Human
Rights
Violations
’
Covenants and enforceable in the
Courts of India." Broadly speaking,
the rights that every human being is
entitled to enjoy freely irrespective of
his/her religion, race, caste, sex and
nationality.
Human Rights Commission
in Haryana
The Human rights commission in
Haryana came into being during September
2012 and consequently
Haryana Human Rights Commission
says Hon'ble Justice
Vijender Jain, Chairperson,
Haryana Human Rights
Commission
1993 under the protection of Human
Rights Ordinance of 28 September
1993. It was given a statutory basis by
the Protection of Human Rights Act,
1993. The National Human Rights
Commission is an autonomous public
body responsible for the protection
and promotion of human rights. As a
matter of fact, human rights mean differently
to different people. Human
rights are not static, and to provide
protection to human beings new
rights are recognized and enforced
from time to time.
What are Human Rights?
The Human rights under the Act
are defined as, "rights relating to life,
liberty, equality and dignity of the individual
guaranteed by the Constitution
or embodied in the International
The History of
Human Rights
The Chairperson narrated the
detailed History of Human Rights
way back during the era of Second
World War after the killing of 60
million persons during the war. It
was explained that the Human
rights, democracy and the rule of
law principle were some of the
European core values which were
later on adopted as fundamental
rights. Promoting the rights of
women and children as well as
ensuring rights of minorities and of
the displaced persons, handicapped
and the prisoners of the war. Thus it
was the beginning of the Human
rights which later on became a law
in many European countries. In any
European country the Human rights
policy is basically focused on civil,
political, social, economic and
cultural rights which provide
protection to human beings without
any cast creed and color.
Photos By: Ajit Kumar Singh
Sanjay Pahwa Editor in Chief of The
Voice of Chandigarh Newspaper
meeting Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vijender
Jain, Chairperson, Haryana Human
Rights Commission for a special
interaction regarding the Human Rights
and the role, responsibilities and its
functions.
was constituted. At present the office
of Haryana Human Rights Commission
is functioning from Plot No.1
Nirman Sadan, Sector 33, Chandigarh.
Hon'ble Justice Vijender Jain,
Chairperson, Haryana Human rights
Commission and Justice H.S. Bhalla
Member Haryana Human Rights
Commission, discussed at length with
the team of The Voice of Chandigarh
about various aspects of human
rights, functions and powers of the
commission and its achievements
since its constitution. The excerpts:
What are the functions of
the Commission?
The salient functions of the commission
under Section 12 are:
(A) Enquire suo- moto or on a petition
presented to it by victim or any
other person on his behalf into complaints
of;
• Violation of human rights or abetment
thereof.
• Negligence in the prevention of
such violations by a public servant.
(B) Intervene in any proceedings
involving allegation of violations of
human rights pending before the
court.
(C) Visit any Jail or any institution
under the control of state government
for the study of inmates and their living
conditions and making recommendations
to the state government for the
protection of human rights.
(D) Review the factors including
acts of terrorism that inhibit the enjoyment
of human rights.
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