National Human Rights Commission of India

National Human Rights Commission राष्ट्रीय मानवाधिकार आयोग NHRC
Logo of the NHRC
Motto	sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥ (transl. "May All be Happy")
Agency overview
Formed	12 October 1993 (30 years ago) (12 October 1993)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction)	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Map of National Human Rights Commission's jurisdiction
Size	3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi)
Legal jurisdiction	India
Governing body	[[Ministry of Home Affairs - Government of India
General nature	Federal law enforcement
Operational structure
Headquarters	MANAV ADHIKAR BHAVAN, BLOCK-C, GPO COMPLEX, INA, New Delhi - 110 023.
Agency executive	Arun Kumar Mishra, Chairperson
Website
www.nhrc.nic.in

The National Human Rights Commission of India (abbreviated as NHRC) is a statutory body constituted on 12 October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance of 28 September 1993.^[1] It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA).^[2] The NHRC is responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the act as "Rights Relating To Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the constitution or embodied in the international covenants and enforceable by courts in India".^[3]