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| NHRC unhappy with Amendment Bill for Human Rights Act | | |
New Delhi, Sep 1: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today expressed dissatisfaction with the Bill passed recently by Parliament for amendment to the Human Rights Act, saying the changes proposed by the rights panel have not been incorporated in it.
"In the Amendment Bill, as passed by both the Houses of Parliament, unfortunately all the amendments which had been proposed by the Commission, based on the Report of Justice Ahmadi Committee, have found no place," NHRC Chairperson Justice A S Anand said here.
Anand was giving his inaugural address at the annual meeting between NHRC and the state human rights commissions.
He said the Commission had been emphasising on the need to amend the Act in terms of the suggestions made by the Justice Ahmadi Committee.
"One of the amendments in the Bill would have a direct impact on the operational workload on the working of the State Human Rights Commissions after the Amendment Act is notified. It relates to transfer of any complaint filed or pending before the NHRC to the SHRCs of the state from which the complaint arrises, for disposal," he said.
In view of the amendment, Anand asked the states to act with promptness and decisiveness in improving the infrastructure and staff complement of the SHRCs.
Later, replying to questions, Anand said "Ninety per cent of the recommendations made by the Commission have been accepted by the Centre and the state governments. We have power." |
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