The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
No. 10 of 1994

An Act to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission. State Human Rights Commission in States and Human Rights Courts for better protection of Human Rights and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by the parliament in the forty-fourth year of the Republic of India as follows:

Chapter I            Preliminary

Chapter II          The National Human Rights Commission

Chapter III         Functions and Powers of the Commission

Chapter IV         Procedure

Chapter V          State Human Rights Commissions

Chapter VI         Human Rights Courts

Chapter VII        Finance, Accounts and Audit