Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019

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The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 is an Indian law that updated and strengthened the framework and functioning of the National and State Human Rights Commissions to better safeguard human rights in the country.

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Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian Act ⓘ
amending legislation ⓘ
aimsTo strengthen the framework of State Human Rights Commissions in India ⓘ
strengthen the framework of the National Human Rights Commission of India ⓘ
amends Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ
basedOn Constitution of India ⓘ
category Indian human rights legislation ⓘ
concerns institutional mechanisms for human rights enforcement ⓘ
powers and functions of human rights commissions ⓘ
country India ⓘ
enactedBy Government of India ⓘ
focusesOn functioning of State Human Rights Commissions ⓘ
functioning of the National Human Rights Commission ⓘ
jurisdiction India ⓘ
languageOfText English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
legalArea human rights law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
legislature Parliament of India ⓘ
objective to enhance effectiveness of human rights commissions in India ⓘ
to update the institutional framework for human rights protection ⓘ
passedBy Lok Sabha ⓘ
Rajya Sabha ⓘ
policyArea protection of civil and political rights ⓘ
protection of economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ
purpose to better safeguard human rights in India ⓘ
regulates composition of State Human Rights Commissions ⓘ
composition of the National Human Rights Commission ⓘ
terms and conditions of office of members of human rights commissions ⓘ
relatedTo National Human Rights Commission of India ⓘ
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ
State Human Rights Commissions in India ⓘ
scope national ⓘ
shortTitle Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ
subjectMatter human rights protection ⓘ
typeOfChange amendment to existing human rights legislation ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2019 ⓘ

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Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 → amendedBy → Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ
Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 → shortTitle → Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ