NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION is a GANHRI member with ‘A’ status accreditation which was earlier accredited in 1999 and reaccredited in 2006 and 2011. Next re-accreditation of NHRC India with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) is scheduled in the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) Session from 14-18 November, 2016. 29th Annual Meeting of GANHRI 2.65 NHRC India was a member of the GANHRI Bureau in the year 2003 and from 2007 to 2011. The NHRC India Delegation led by Chairperson Justice Shri H. L. Dattu, accompanied by the Secretary General and Joint Secretary attended the 29th Annual Conference of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) on promotion and protection of human rights at Geneva from 21.03.2016 to 23.03.2016. The General Meeting elected India as a Bureau Member of GANHRI from Asia Pacific Region (APF). Thus, after a gap of four years, NHRC India has again become a member of the GANHRI Bureau with the election of Justice Shri H. L. Dattu, the present Chairperson of the Commission from this year i.e. 2016. In the opening plenary session, Justice Shri H.L. Dattu, Chairperson, NHRC India delivered a statement on the role of NHRC India in the priority theme of “Business and Human Rights”. 2.66 The National Human Rights Commission, India delegation consisting of Justice Shri H. L. Dattu, Chairperson, NHRC and Joint Secretary (P&A), NHRC attended GANHRI Special Session on Human Rights of Older Persons on 14 June, 2016 and ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older persons from 15-16 June, 2016 at Seoul, South Korea. The GANHRI Special Session on Human Rights of Older Persons, co-sponsored by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, focused on exploring ways on how national human rights institutions contribute to the international community and share experiences to promote and protect human rights of older persons. At the ASEM Expert Forum on Human Rights of Older Persons, the right to health and eradication of poverty were discussed amongst ASEM members, experts from international organizations including the UN and NGOs. Justice Shri H. L. Dattu, during his deliberations with other delegates, highlighted the need for well being and protection of elderly persons which is mandated in the Constitution of India and the various Government policies such as Maintenance & Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. The Chairperson highlighted steep rise in population of older persons in India and challenges before India to provide older persons security, good health, dignity, equality and comfortable living. The Chairperson also focused on Commission’s initiatives and best practices that promotes and protects the rights of older persons in India from the perspective of human rights. 2.67 The Chairperson, NHRC also made a presentation on NHRC India initiatives regarding rights of older persons. The presentation also covered two major themes, viz., NHRC India 26 ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017