Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006

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Indian Act amending legislation

The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 is an Indian law that revised and strengthened the framework of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, particularly regarding the powers, composition, and functioning of human rights commissions.

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Label	Occurrences
Amendment to strengthen the framework of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993	1
Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 canonical	1

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Target entity: Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006
Context triple: [Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, amendedBy, Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006]

A. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is an Indian law that establishes the framework for protecting and promoting human rights in the country, including the creation and powers of human rights commissions.
B. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Indian law enacted to prevent and punish atrocities and discrimination against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to provide them with special protections and relief.
C. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
D. Representation Act, 2011
The Representation Act, 2011 is a Canadian federal law that updated the formula for allocating seats in the House of Commons to better reflect population changes among the provinces.
E. Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956
The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 is an Indian constitutional amendment that reorganized the country’s judicial and administrative structure, including changes related to the Supreme Court and the distribution of powers between the Union and the states.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006
Target entity description: The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 is an Indian law that revised and strengthened the framework of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, particularly regarding the powers, composition, and functioning of human rights commissions.

A. Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is an Indian law that establishes the framework for protecting and promoting human rights in the country, including the creation and powers of human rights commissions.
B. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is an Indian law enacted to prevent and punish atrocities and discrimination against members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and to provide them with special protections and relief.
C. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2005 is an Indian law that revised the country’s citizenship framework, notably by creating and defining the status of Overseas Citizens of India and expanding provisions for persons of Indian origin living abroad.
D. Representation Act, 2011
The Representation Act, 2011 is a Canadian federal law that updated the formula for allocating seats in the House of Commons to better reflect population changes among the provinces.
E. Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956
The Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 is an Indian constitutional amendment that reorganized the country’s judicial and administrative structure, including changes related to the Supreme Court and the distribution of powers between the Union and the states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian Act ⓘ amending legislation ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify powers and functions of human rights commissions ⓘ enhance effectiveness of human rights commissions ⓘ improve institutional framework for human rights protection ⓘ
amends	Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ
appliesTo	Human Rights Courts in India ⓘ National Human Rights Commission of India ⓘ linked to: National Human Rights Commission State Human Rights Commissions ⓘ
basedOn	Paris Principles relating to the status of national institutions ⓘ linked to: Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions international human rights standards ⓘ
category	2000s in Indian law ⓘ Acts of the Parliament of India ⓘ linked to: Act of Parliament of India Indian human rights legislation ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
enactedBy	Lok Sabha ⓘ Rajya Sabha ⓘ
jurisdiction	Republic of India ⓘ linked to: India
language	English ⓘ
legalArea	human rights law ⓘ public law ⓘ
legalStatus	in force ⓘ
legislature	Parliament of India ⓘ
officialPublication	The Gazette of India ⓘ
partOf	Indian human rights legal framework ⓘ
purpose	to modify provisions relating to the composition of human rights commissions ⓘ to modify provisions relating to the functioning of human rights commissions ⓘ to modify provisions relating to the powers of human rights commissions ⓘ to revise and strengthen the framework for protection of human rights in India ⓘ
regulates	composition and membership of human rights commissions ⓘ powers of inquiry of human rights commissions ⓘ procedures of human rights commissions ⓘ tenure and conditions of service of members of human rights commissions ⓘ
relatedLegislation	Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ other amendments to the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ
relatedTo	Constitution of India ⓘ National Human Rights Commission Act framework ⓘ fundamental rights in India ⓘ
scope	all of India except areas otherwise specified by law ⓘ
shortDescription	Amendment to strengthen the framework of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ linked to: Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006
subject	National Human Rights Commission of India ⓘ linked to: National Human Rights Commission State Human Rights Commissions in India ⓘ linked to: State Human Rights Commissions human rights ⓘ
typeOfAmendment	substantive amendment to institutional framework ⓘ

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Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 → amendedBy → Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 ⓘ

Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 → shortDescription → Amendment to strengthen the framework of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ

linked to: Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006

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