The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India, convened a Statutory Full Commission meeting on June 3, 2025, in New Delhi, bringing together representatives from seven deemed member Commissions and the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. Chaired by Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian, the meeting focused on enhancing synergy and cooperation among the Commissions to better promote and protect human rights. Discussions centered on protecting vulnerable and marginalized groups, sharing best practices, minimizing case duplication through linked websites, and undertaking joint initiatives like fact-finding missions and awareness campaigns. Representatives from various commissions, including those for Scheduled Castes, Women, Child Rights, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities, shared their perspectives and highlighted the importance of a unified approach to addressing human rights issues. The meeting concluded with a reaffirmed commitment to collaborative efforts in promoting and protecting human rights across India.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission NHRC, India: A national human rights organization in India, the primary organizer of the Statutory Full Commission Meeting.
Statutory Full Commission Meeting: A meeting organized by NHRC, India involving deemed member Commissions and the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities to enhance cooperation in promoting and protecting human rights.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi - likely the source of the notification.
Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities: A key participant in the Statutory Full Commission meeting.
New Delhi: Location of the Statutory Full Commission meeting.
Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian: Chairperson of NHRC, India, who chaired the Statutory Full Commission meeting.
National Commission for Scheduled Caste NCSC: A commission represented by Shri Kishor Makwana, focused on the rights and welfare of Scheduled Caste communities.
Shri Kishor Makwana: Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC).
National Commission for Women NCW: A commission represented by Smt Vijaya Rahatkar, focused on complaints, research, awareness and outreach training programmes for the welfare of women.
Smt Vijaya Rahatkar: Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW).
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights NCPCR: A commission represented by Smt Tripti Gurha, which emphasizes awareness campaigns to stop child trafficking and ensure faster legal remedies in POSCO cases.
Smt Tripti Gurha: Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
POSCO: Likely refers to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, though the document does not explicitly state this.
Shri Nirupam Chakma: Member, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes: Commission represented by Shri Nirupam Chakma
Shri Rajesh Aggarwal: Chief Commissioner, Commission for Persons with Disabilities.
Commission for Persons with Disabilities: Commission represented by Shri Rajesh Aggarwal.
Shri Daniel E. Richards: Representative of the National Commission for Minorities.
National Commission for Minorities: Commission represented by Shri Daniel E. Richards.
Justice Dr Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi: Member, NHRC, India.
Smt Vijaya Bharathi Sayani: Member, NHRC, India.
Shri Bharat Lal: Secretary General, NHRC, India.
Shri Samir Kumar: Joint Secretary, NHRC, India.
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National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India holds Statutory Full Commission
Meeting
Posted On: 03 JUN 2025 8:39PM by PIB Delhi
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India organized a Statutory Full Commission meeting of
all 7 deemed member Commissions and Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in New Delhi
today. The meeting aimed to enhance synergy and cooperation among the Commissions to promote and
protect human rights.
Chairing the meeting, Justice Shri V. Ramasubramanian, Chairperson, NHRC, India emphasised the
importance of collaborative functioning among the Commissions. He suggested convening joint meetings of
Statutory Full Commission members at regular intervals and creating a mechanism to hyperlink the websites
of all Commissions to avoid duplication of cases.The meeting discussed various issues, including the protection of rights of vulnerable and marginalized
sections, sharing best practices, and minimising duplication of cases. The participants emphasised the need for
joint fact-finding missions, awareness campaigns, and outreach programmes.
Shri Kishor Makwana, Chairperson, National Commission for Scheduled Caste (NCSC) spoke about
proactive measures taken by the Commission for the rights and welfare of the SC communities.
Smt Vijaya Rahatkar, Chairperson, National Commission for Women (NCW) said that NCW has
been focusing on complaints, research, awareness and outreach training programmes for the
welfare of women.
Smt Tripti Gurha, Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
emphasised on running awareness campaigns to stop child trafficking and to ensure faster legal
remedies in POSCO cases.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Nirupam Chakma, Member, National Commission for ScheduledTribes, Shri Rajesh Aggarwal, Chief Commissioner, Commission for Persons with Disabilities and
Shri Daniel E. Richards, representing the National Commission for Minorities also shared their
perspectives and made arguments in favour of having a joint mechanism between the sectoral
commissions for addressing human rights issues of the vulnerable communities.
Justice (Dr) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Member, NHRC, India, emphasised the importance of ensuring
that welfare schemes reach all sections of society, including the marginalised. NHRC, India
Member, Smt Vijaya Bharathi Sayani remarked that these Commissions are not isolated institutions
but a co-traveller working towards promoting and protecting human rights.
Earlier, setting the agenda for the meeting, Shri Bharat Lal, Secretary General, NHRC, India gave an
overview of the unique institutional human rights protection framework of the country. He emphasised thatsuch interactions among these institutions are useful in forming a common platform on key issues of human
rights and collectively ensure quick relief to the victims.
Shri Samir Kumar, Joint Secretary, NHRC, India summarized the activities undertaken by the
Commission over the last year.
The meeting concluded with a renewed commitment to collaborative efforts among the
Commissions to promote and protect human rights in India.
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