This organisation is a statutory public body that was constituted in 12 October, 1993. Its mandate is to protect and promote the human rights relating to equality, liberty, and dignity of the individual that are guaranteed by the Indian Constitution. Identify this institution from the ones given below?

National Commission for Backward Classes

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National Commission for Women

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National Commission for Minorities

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National Human Rights Commission

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Solution

The correct option is D National Human Rights Commission
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India was established on 12 October, 1993. It was formed under the statute of the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993. The NHRC is an embodiment of India’s concern for the promotion and protection of human rights. Over the years, it has disposed of lakhs of cases and initiated countless inquiries into human rights violations into custodial deaths and encounter killings. Unfortunately, due to inadequate funding and staff shortages, there has been a huge pendency of cases for NHRC.

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