National Human Right Commission 1.1 Chapter - 1 Introduction This report of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) covers the period from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016. It is the twenty-third Annual Report of the Commission. 1.2 The twenty-second Annual Report of the Commission, covering the period from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015, was submitted to the Central Government on 8 July 2016 for preparing the Memorandum of Action Taken and placing the same before each House of Parliament in accordance with the procedure laid down under Section 20 of the “Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993” and its amendment thereby in September 2006 (PHRA). 1.3 During the period under review, Justice Shri K.G. Balakrishnan, Chairperson, NHRC on completing his five-year term in the Commission relinquished office on 11 May 2015. On 13 May 2015, Justice Shri Cyriac Joseph, the senior most Member in the Commission, took over as the Acting Chairperson of the NHRC, which post he continued to hold till 28 February 2016. On 29 February 2016, Justice Shri H.L. Dattu joined as the new Chairperson of the NHRC. Prior to joining the Commission, Justice Shri Dattu was the Chief Justice of India from 28 September 2014 to 2 December 2015. Justice Shri D. Murugesan and Shri S.C. Sinha continued to serve as Members in the Commission. Annual Report - 2015-2016 1