Question

Chandrashekhar Mathur, the leader of a political party, was arbitrarily arrested and tortured by the police in City 'K'. His family approached the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) due to the violation of human rights. Choose the correct statement(s) about SHRC.

• A. The SHRC was constituted in Kerala in 1998.
• B. The SHRC consists of a chairman and two members.
• C. The SHRC promotes NGOs working for human rights.
• D. The SHRC looks into complaints about human rights violation.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A The SHRC was constituted in Kerala in 1998.
B The SHRC consists of a chairman and two members.
C The SHRC promotes NGOs working for human rights.
D The SHRC looks into complaints about human rights violation.

All states have the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC). It was constituted in 1998 in Kerala. It has the same functions as the National Human Rights Commission. It promotes NGOs working for human rights. It also looks into complaints about the violation of human rights.