Assam Human rights Commission
| Assam Human rights Commission असम मानवाधिकार आयोग | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 19 March 1996 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
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| Federal agency | India |
| Size | 78438 km2 |
| Population | 31,205,576 (2011) |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Guwahati, Assam |
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| Website | |
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The Assam Human rights Commission was constituted on 19 March 1996.[1]
Composition
As per chapter-V of TPHRA, 1993 (with amendment act 2006) commission is headed by a Chairperson who has been a Chief Justice of a High Court along with an active Member who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court or District Judge in the State with minimum seven year experience as a District Judge, assisted by another expert member on the matters of human rights.
- Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia, former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Sikkim and Jammu & Kashmir assumed as the Chairperson on December 1, 2011
- Shri Tarun Phookan, Former District & Session's Judge who assumed charge as an active member on December 16, 2011
- Shri Jyoti Prasad Chaliha, assumed charge on February 18, 2008 also as an active member of the commission
References
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