The NHRC has its enabling law, an Act in 1995 establishing it, and the 2010 amended Act. It has since then not waited to be ordered around.

They had all been appointed in December 2022 for a three-year term. The NHRC, established under the 2009 Act, was aligned with the 1993 Paris Principles to function as an independent rights watchdog.

NHRC speaks on AI’s roles as world marks day for countering hate speech The NHRC is partnering tech platforms and regulatory bodies to explore ways AI tools could be used for early detection of ...