NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, INDIA Dr. DM Mulay assumed charge as Member, NHRC in the presence of Honorable Chairperson, Hon’ble Member Smt. Jyotika Kalra, Hon’ble Member Justice Shri PC Pant, Secretary General and other senior officials at the Commission. B. Commission’s Meeting with State Human Rights Commissions 5.4 The NHRC was constituted in 1993, in accordance with the PHRA, 1993. The PHRA, in Section 21, provides for the constitution of the State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) in the States. The existence and functioning of a Human Rights Commission in the States will go a long way in the protection of human rights in the remote areas of the country. The Commission has been urging the State Governments, where no State Commission has been constituted, to initiate action to constitute a SHRC to fulfill its responsibilities to the people in accordance with the PHRA, 1993 and the ‘Paris Principles’. 5.5 The Commission has organized a NHRC–SHRCs meeting for Chairpersons, Members, and Secretaries of all the SHRCs on 20th February 2020 at New Delhi. The meeting was inaugurated by Justice Shri H.L. Dattu, Hon’ble Chairperson, NHRC. It was attended by Members, Secretary General, and Senior Officers, NHRC and Chairpersons, Members and Senior Officers of the most of the SHRCs. 5.6 The objective of this meeting was to share the experiences and explore human rights issues of mutual interest. Issues like setting up of Human Rights Courts, Rights of Women, Surrogacy Regulation Bill, Rights of Persons with Disability, Right to Food, Rights of Refugees, Bonded, Migrant and Child Labour, Health including Mental Health and Corona Virus issues, activities of NHRC, transfer of cases and uniformity of compensation, Implementation of HRNet Portal, Utilization of Common Service Centres (CSCs) in the states, video conferencing etc., Police and Prison Reforms, Criminal Justice System, Torture & Terrorism, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Human Rights Defenders & Right to Education, Human Trafficking, Rights of internally displaced persons, LGBTI, Right of Children, Panchayati Raj Institutions and Local ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 81