Goa Human Rights Commission

History

Appointment of chairperson and other members of State Commission

• The Chief Minister - Chairperson
• Speaker of the Legislative Assembly - Member
• Ministers in-charge of the Department of Home in that State - Member
• Leader of the Opposition in the legislative Assembly – Member

  Powers of the Commission

• To inquire, suo motu or on a petition presented to it by a victim or any person on his behalf, into complaint of-
• To intervene in any proceeding involving any allegation of violation of human rights pending before a court with the approval of such court
• To visit, under intimation to the State Government, any jail or any other institution under the control of the State Government, where persons are detained or lodged for purposes of treatment, reformation or protection to study the living conditions of the inmates and make recommendations thereon
• To review the safeguards provided by or under the Constitution or any law for the time being in force for the protection of human rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation
• To review the factors, including acts of terrorism that inhibit the enjoyment of human rights and recommend appropriate remedial measures
• To undertake and promote research in the field of human rights
• To spread human rights literacy among various sections of society and promote awareness of the safeguards available for the protection of these rights through publications, the media, seminars and other available means;
• To encourage the efforts of non-governmental organisations and institutions working in the field of human rights;
• Such other functions as it may consider necessary for the promotion of human rights