NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
(d) To review the safeguards of human rights provided by the Constitution or any
other law for the time being in force and to make recommendation to the
government for their effective implementation.
(e) To review the factors, including acts of terrorism that inhibit the safeguards of
human rights and to make recommendations to the Government for their
appropriate remedial measures;
(f) To research or study treaties and other international instruments on human rights
and to make recommendation to the government for their effective
implementation.
(g) To examine the draft bills and proposals for new legislation for verifying their
conformity with international human rights standards and to make
recommendations for amendment to the appropriate authority for ensuring their
uniformity with the international human rights instruments.
(h) To give advice to the Government for ratifying or signing the international human
rights instruments and to ensure their implementation;
(I) To research into human rights and to take part in their execution in educational
and professional institutions;
(j) To publicize human rights literacy among various sections of society and to
promote awareness of the safeguards available for the protection of those
through publications and other available means;
(k) To encourage and coordinate the efforts of Non-Governmental Organizations and
institutions working in the field of human rights;
(l) To enquire and investigate into complaint related to the violation or probability of
violation of human rights and resolve the issue through mediation and consensus.
(m) To advise and assist the Government by providing necessary legal and
administrative directions for protection and development of human rights.
(n) To make recommendation to the Government so that the measures taken through
the laws of the land in force and administrative programs are of international
standard ensuring human rights;
(o) To assist and advice the organizations, institutions and generally the civil society
for effective application of human rights:
(p) To arrange research, seminar, symposium, workshop and related activities for
increasing public awareness and to publish and disseminate the research results.
(q) To provide training to the members of the Law enforcing agencies regarding
protection of human rights
(r ) To provide legal assistance to the aggrieved person or any other person on behalf
of the aggrieved person to lodge a complain before the Human Rights
Commission.
(s) To undertake such other functions, as it may consider necessary for the promotion
of human rights.
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