the government appoints the chairman of national human rights commission.
the government appoints the chairman of national human rights commission.
who appoints the chairman of national human rights commission?
the government
dayal returned to india in 1993 and soon was included in the indian delegation to the vienna conference on human rights of june1993 which precipitated the vienna declaration and programme of action. later that year, he was appointed by the president of india—on the advise of a committee headed by the prime minister of india—as a member of the national human rights commission of india (nhrc) for a five-year term; his term was extended by the president for a further of fiveyears in 1998. his stint with nhrc allowed him to be a part of committees such as the united nations commission on human rights, the international coordinating committee of national human rights institutions and the asia pacific forum and to attend several international conferences on human rights, which included the world conference against racism of 2001, held in durban, south africa. he also served as a commissioner on the carnegie commission on preventing deadly conflict, a un appointed commission which submitted its final report in 1998.
virendra dayal
national human rights commission (nigeria)









































the national human rights commission of nigeria (“the nhrc”) was established by the national human rights commission (amendment) act, 1995, as amended by the nhrc act, 2010. the commission serves as an extra-judicial mechanism which safeguards the human rights of the nigerian population.. it monitors human rights in nigeria, assists victims of human rights violations, and helps in the formulation of the nigerian government's policies on human rights.









































the commission has been active in investigation and monitoring of numerous human rights situations since its founding.
national human rights commission (nigeria)