West Bengal Human Rights Commission

West Bengal Human Rights Commission
পশ্চিমবঙ্গ মানব অধিকার আযোগ
West Bengal Human Rights Commission; পশ্চিমবঙ্গ মানব অধিকার আযোগ
Agency overview
Formed	31 January 1995 (Notification: No. 42 & 180 HS/HRC)
Preceding agency	National Human Rights Commission of India;
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Size	88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi)
Population	91,347,736 (2011)
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kolkata, West Bengal
Agency executives	Justice Girish Chandra Gupta, Chairperson ; Shri. M. S. Dwivedy, Member ;
Website
	Official website

The West Bengal Human Rights Commission is an agency of the Government of West Bengal, India. It was established based on Notification No. 42 HS/HRC Dt: 31-01-1995 to exercise the powers conferred upon and to perform the functions assigned to the State Human Rights Commission under Chapter V of the Protection of Human Rights Act. Section 21(2). The commissions become fully functional vied its Notification No. 180 HS/HRC Dt: 13-04-1995.^[2]

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