Gujarat State Human Rights Commission

Gujarat State Human Rights Commission
ગુજરાત રાજ્ય માનવ અધિકાર આયોગ
Agency overview
Formed 12 July 2006
Preceding agency National Human Rights Commission of India
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency India
Size 196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi)
Population 60,383,628 (2011)
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Agency executives
  • Justice J.N. Bhatt, Chairperson
  • Justice M. H. Shah, Member
Website
Official website

The Gujarat State Human Rights Commission is an autonomous state body with quasi-judicial powers tasked to investigate any violation of human rights in the western state of Gujarat in India.[1] The body was constituted on 12 September 2006.[2]

Significant incidents

References

  1. "BOOK.p65" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-11-24.
  2. "About GSHRC | Gujarat State Human Rights Commission". Gshrc.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-11-24.
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