Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission

**Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission**
**राजस्थान राज्य मानवाधिकार आयोग**
Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission; राजस्थान राज्य मानवाधिकार आयोग
Agency overview
Formed	18 January 1999
Preceding agency	National Human Rights Commission of India;
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	India
Operations jurisdiction	India
Size	342,239 km2
Population	73,529,325 (2015)
Constituting instrument	TPHRA, 1993 ;
General nature	Federal law enforcement;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Agency executive	Ganga Ram Moolchandani;
Website
	www.rshrc.rajasthan.gov.in

The Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission is a State Government body constituted on 18 January 1999 to exercise the powers conferred upon, and to perform the functions assigned to, a State Human Rights Commission under chapter-V of The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.^[1]

The commission became functional from 23 March 2000 with the appointment of Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar, former Chief Justice of the Madras High Court as the first Chairperson along with Shri R. K. Akodia, Shri B. L. Joshi and Prof. Alamshah Khan as the supporting members.^[2]

^ ^a ^b "National Human Rights Commission, India" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Former Chairman & Members | Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

[nhrc.nic.in-1] "National Human Rights Commission, India" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2020.

[2] "Former Chairman & Members | Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

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