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NHRC Handbook in English
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW NETWORK
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April 2013
© Socio Legal Information Centre*
Design
Mahendra Bora
Published by

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Human Rights Law Network
(A division of Socio Legal Information Centre)
576, Masjid Road, Jangpura, New Delhi – 110014, India
Ph: +91-11-24379855/56
Email: hrc@hrln.org, Website: www.hrln.org
Printed at
Kalpana Printographics
Shakarpur, Delhi
kpgdelhi@yahoo.com
Supported by
European Union	

Dan Church Aid	

*Any section of this volume may be reproduced without
prior permission of the HRLN/SLIC for public interest
purposes with appropriate acknowledgement.
What is National Human
Rights Commission?
For the protection and promotion of human rights,
the Government of India enacted the Protection of
Human Rights Act (PHRA) in the year 1993. National
Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established
on October 12, 1993, under the provisions of the
PHRA, 1993. NHRC is an autonomous public body
constituted to look into matters of human rights
violations.
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Why approach NHRC?
It was constituted as a guardian of human rights,
and thus has the authority to look into incidences
of human rights violations. It has the authority to
independently investigate complaint of human
rights violations and accordingly recommend
measures to redress it.

Who can make complaints?
Anybody can make a complaint regarding any
incidence of human rights violations occurring in
any part of the country. The complaint can be made
either by the victim or anybody on his/her behalf.
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How to file a complaint?
The complaint
1.	 Can be submitted to the commission written
on a simple paper, either in English, Hindi or
in any other language included in the Eighth
Schedule of the Constitution of India;

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2.	 May be sent either by post, by fax on
+911123382911/ 23382734 or through
e-mail on covdnhrc@nic.in. For general
queries and complaint status etc., the
complainants can also call on +91-1123385368, +919810298900 (mobile). The
online complaint registration form is available
on the following link:
	

http://164.100.51.57/HRComplaint/pub/
NewHRComplaint.aspx

	

(The format of the online complaint
registration form is shown in demonstrated in
Annexure ll.)

3.	 Should include information like name of the
victim(s), age, sex, religion/caste; details
like incident date, nature of violation,
jurisdictional police station, village/mohalla,
district etc., and contact details of the
complainant;
4.	 Is free of cost;
5.	 The complainant can see the status of their
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complaint on the following link http://nhrc.
nic.in/advSrcCases.asp
	

(The format of online status of complaint file
is showndemonstrated in Annexure IV.)

Where NHRC is located?
It is located at New Delhi. The address is: Faridkot
House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001.

What are the Powers of NHRC?
The NHRC
l	

Has the power of a civil court trying a suit
under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. It
can summon and enforce attendance of
witnesses and production of any public
records/documents;

l	 Has

the power to inquire suo motu into
violation of human rights or abetment
thereof, or negligence in prevention of such
violation by a public servant;

l	 Has

the power to intervene in any matter of
human rights violations, even if it is pending
before the court. It can do so with the
approval of such court;

l

Has the power to visit any jail or other such
institutions under the control of the State,
where persons are detained or lodged
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for purposes of treatment, reformation
or protection, examine its condition and
accordingly make recommendations to the
government for its effective functioning;
l	 Shall review laws and safeguards provided by

the Constitution for the protection of human
rights and recommend measures for their
effective implementation;
l	 Shall

promote and undertake research in the
field of human rights;

l	 Shall

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spread human rights literacy through
campaign, seminars, workshops, publications
and other means to promote awareness
on safeguards available for protection and
promotion of these rights;

l	 Shall

study treaties, covenants and other
international instruments on human rights
and accordingly suggest measures for their
effective implementation;

l	 Shall

encourage the work of nongovernmental organisations working in the
field of human rights;

l	 Shall

perform any other functions as it may
deem necessary for the protection and
promotion of human rights.

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How does the NHRC function?
Complaint Handling Mechanism of the NHRC
The NHRC
l	 Shall

register all the complaints coming to it
and assign it a ‘case’ number;

l	 Shall

place the complaint before a bench,
comprising Member/s of the commission, not
later than one week from the receipt of the
complaint;

l	 Can

call for reports or information from the
concerned government or authority during
the investigation of the complaint;

l	 Can make recommendations to the concerned

government or authority to make payment of
compensation or provide interim relief to the
victim of human rights violation;
l	 Shall

provide a copy of the inquiry report to
the complainant;

l	 Shall

publish its inquiry report together
with the comments of the concerned
government or authority, if any, and the
action taken or proposed to be taken by the
concerned government or authority on the
recommendation of the commission.

l	 Can

approach the Supreme Court or high
court concerned to issue directions, orders
or writs as it may deem necessary to provide
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justice to the victim(s);
l	 Can

initiate proceedings for prosecution
or such other suitable action it may deem
necessary against the concerned person(s).

Procedure with respect to Armed Forces
While dealing with complaints with respect to the
armed forces, the NHRC
l	 Can

only ask for a report from the central
government;

l	 After
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the receipt of the report, can either
not proceed with the complaint or make its
recommendations based on the report of the
central government.

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AnnexureS

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Annexure I

Format for filing a Complaint
A. COMPLAINANT’S DETAILS
1. Name ...............................................................
2. Sex ...................................................................
3. State .................................................................
4. Full Address ......................................................
.............................................................................
5. District .............................................................
6. Pin Code ...........................................................

B. INCIDENT DETAILS
1. Incident Place(Village/Town/City) ....................
2. State .................................................................
3. District .............................................................
4. Date of Incident ...............................................

C. VICTIM’S DETAILS
1. Name of the victim ..........................................
2. No. of victims ...................................................
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3. State .................................................................
4. Full Address ......................................................
5. District .............................................................
6. Pin Code ...........................................................
7. Religion ............................................................
8. Caste ............................. (SC/ST/OBC/General)
9. Sex ...................................................................
10. Age .................................................................
11. Whether Disabled person ...............................

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D. Brief summary of facts/allegations of human
rights involved ...........................................................
E. Whether complaint is against Members of Armed
Forces/ Para-Military .....................................Yes/No
F. Whether similar complaint has been filed before
any Court/ State Human Rights Commission
G. Name, designation & address of the public
servant against whom Complaint is being made
H. Name, designation & address of the authority/
officials to whom the public servant is answerable
I. Prayer/ Relief if any, sought

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Guidelines on how to file
complaint with the NHRC
1. 	 Complaint may be made to the Commission by the
victim or any other person on his behalf.
2. 	 Complaint should be in writing either in English
or Hindi or in any other language included in the
eighth schedule of the Constitution. Only one set of
complaint needs to be submitted to the Commission.
3. 	 Complaint may be sent either by Post or Faxed at
Nos. 91-11-23382911/ 23382734 or through e-mail
covdnhrc@nic.in
4. 	 No fee is chargeable on such complaints.
5. 	 The complaint shall disclose i) violation of human
rights or abetment thereof or; (ii) negligence in the
prevention of such violations, by a public servant.
6. 	 The jurisdiction of the Commission is restricted
to the violation of human rights alleged to have
been committed within one year of the receipt of
complaint by the Commission.
7. 	 Documents, if any enclosed in support of the
allegations in the complaint must be legible.
8. 	 Name of the victim, his/ her age, sex, religion/ caste,
State and District to which the incident relates,
incident date etc. should invariably be mentioned in
the complaint.
9. 	 Please submit the complaint preferably in the
enclosed format.
10. 	Following types of Complaint(s) are not ordinarily
entertainable:
i. 	 Illegible
ii. 	 Vague, anonymous or pseudonymous;
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iii. 	 Trivial or frivolous in nature;
iv. 	 The matters which are pending before a State Human
Rights Commission or any other Commission;
v. 	 Any matter after the expiry of one year from the date
on which the act constituting violation of human
rights is alleged to have been committed;
vi. 	 Allegation is not against any public servant;
vii. 	 The issue raised relates to civil dispute, such property
rights, contractual obligations, etc;
viii. 	The issue raised relates to service matters;
ix. 	 The issue raised relates to labour/industrial disputes;
x. 	 Allegations do not make out any specific violation of
human rights;
xi. 	 The matter is sub-judice before a Court/ Tribunal;
xii. 	 The matter is covered by judicial verdict/decision of
the Commission.
11.	 As far as possible complainants are encouraged
to make use of the format given above to file their
complaints. The guidelines indicate the kind of
information, which would facilitate in processing a
complaint.

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Annexure ll

Online Complaint
Registration form
Kindly enter the details of your complaint.
Complainant details
Name 				

Sex [Select Sex]

Address
State	 (Select State)

	

PIN

District (Select District)
Email 				

Mobile
Self

Victim’s details
Name
Address
State (Select State)	

Sex (Select Sex)	Religion

District (Select District)	 Disability	
PIN			

Caste

Age

Incident’s details
Place			

State

Incident Date		

District

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Incident Category	

Is it filed before any Court/

Sub Category 		
			

State Human Rights 		
Commission?

Relief details
Pray /Relief sought
Name
Designation and
Address of the public servant

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Update		

Close

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Annexure lll

Guidelines for filling up Online
Complaint Registration form
Complainant Details
1. Name ....................................................................
(Mention Complete Name)

2. Sex ........................................................................
(Select Gender from list)

3. Address .................................................................
(Mention Complete address for Correspondence)

4. State ......................................................................
(Select name of your State from the list)

5. District ...................................................................
(Select name of your District from the list)

6. PIN ........................................................................
(PIN CODE of your locality, if available)

VICTIMS DETAILS
7. Name ....................................................................
8. Address .................................................................
9. State ......................................................................
(Select name of State from the list, from where the victim
belongs to)
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10. District .................................................................
(Select name of District from the list, from where the victim
belongs to)

11. Sex .......................................................................
(Select Gender of the victim from the list, If the number of
victims are more than one then Select ‘Group’ option)

12. No. of victims ......................................................
(Mention number of victims. Select the disability status of the
victim from the list)

13. Disability .............................................................
14. Age ......................................................................
(Mention age of the victim in years)
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15. Religion ...............................................................
(Select Religion of the victim the list)

16. Caste ...................................................................
(Select Caste of the victim from list)

INCIDENT DETAILS
17. Place
(Mention exact place of incident i.e. locality, Village, Town, City)

18. State
(Select Name of State from the list, where incident occurred)

19. District
(Select Name of District from the list, where incident occurred)

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20. Incident Date
Mention incident date (Date/Month/Year)

21. Incident Category
(Select incident category from the list with whom the incident
relates to)

22. Incident Sub-Category
(Select incident sub-category from the list which specifically
shows the nature of incident)

23. Write complaint
(Brief summary of facts/allegations of the incident/complaint)

24. Is it filed before any Court/State Human Rights
Commission
(Select the option whether the complaint of same incident is
filed before any Court or State Human Rights Commission)

RELIEF DETAILS
25. Name, designation & address of the Public
Servant
(Mention full details of Public Servant/ Authority against whom
the complaint is being made)

26. Relief sought for
(Mention full details of relief, which is sought against the human
rights violation)

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Annexure IV

Online Status of Complaint Filed

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HRLN offices
CHANDIGARH
2439 Sector; 37-C,
Chandigarh, Punjab	
Tel: 0172-4603177
Email: chandigarh@hrln.org
SHIMLA
Vimal Sadan
Near Cooperative Bank,
Shimla -171002	
Tel: +91-0177-2624629
Email: shimla@hrln.org
DHARAMSLA
Nitika sharma
C/o Ashwani Agarwal
H No.227, Near G.H.S. Chander
Marg K.B., Dharamsala,
Himachal Pradesh	
Tel: +91-01892-223417
Email: shimla@hrln.org
UTTAR PRADESH
Plot No.183, Opp 156,
M-II-A, ADA Colony,
Naini, Allahabad-211008
Tel: +91 7800560243
ALMORA
Ishwari Bhawan
Ranidhara Road
West Pokharkhali,
Almora, Uttrakhand-263601	
Tel: +91 9412092159
Email: almora@hrln.org

KASHMIR
B.D.House, Kursoo
Rajbagh Srinagar,
Jammu & Kashmir
Tel: +91 9906667957
Email: srinagar@hrln.org
PULWAMA
Court Road Pulwama
Tel: 09858479300
Email: pulwama@hrln.org
Rajasthan
Centre for Dalit Rights (CDR)
112, Surya Nagar,
Gopalpura bypass
Jaipur, Rajasthan
Telefax: +91 141 2504837
Email: cdrjaipur@gmail.com,
CHENNAI
# 319/155, 2nd Floor
Linghi Chetty Street
Georgetown, Parry’s,
Chennai- 600 001	
Tel: 044 - 42061867
Email: hrlnchennai@yahoo.
co.in
BANGALORE
No.20, Park Road,
Tasker Town, Shivaji Nagar,
Bangalore -560051
Tel: 080-65624757/ 22861152
Email: hrln_blr@hotmail.com

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KOCHI
58/340, Manavalan Apartments,
Amulya Street, Kochi-18	
Tel: 0484-2390680
Email: kochi@hrln.org,
TRIVANDRUM
T.C. 25 /2952
Old GPO Building
Ambujavilasom Road
Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala-695001
Tel: 0471 - 2460652
Email: trivandrum@hrln.org

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ORISSA
Plot No. - 1209 - “C”,
2nd Floor
C.D.A., Sector - 6,
Cuttack - 14
Tel. 0671-2506189
Email: bhubaneswar@hrln.org
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Quarter No -7, Type IV
Raj Niwas Area,
Itanagar (AP)
Tel: 9436040383, 9436050907
Email: arunachal@hrln.org

ANDHRA PRADESH
H.NO. 21-7-761
Opp: High court post office,
Ghansi Bazar,
Hyderabad - 500002
Tel:+91-040-24573094
hrlnap@yahoo.co.in 	

GANGTOK
2nd floor
Above Mahesh Saloon
Satey Bazaar, Upper Sichey Area
Gangtok 737101, Sikkim	
Tel: 03592-284351
Email: sikkim@hrln.org

KOLKATA
3, Parbati Chakraborty lane
Flat-1A, Sohini Apartment
Kolkata-700026	
Tel:+91-33-24546828,
32967154
Email: hrlnkol@gmail.com

Nagaland
House No. 107
Kenuozou Colony
Kohima 797001
Tel: +91 8974933483
Email: zhevi@gmail.com

MANIPUR
Axis Bank Building,
3rd Floor, Paona Bazar,
Imphal - 795001
Tel: 0385 2442165
Email: manipur@hrln.org

GUWAHATI
House No. 13
Lamb Road, Jorpukhuri,
Uzan Bazar, Guwahati-781001
Tel: 03592-284351,
098640 34505
Email: guwahati@hrln.org

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RANCHI
Dlaupachi Apartments
Bano Manjil Road, Galikhana
Ranchi -834001	
Tel: 9661152827 		
Email: ahmed.hrln@gmail.com
MUMBAI
Engineer House
4th Floor 86,
Bombay Samachar Marg,
Forte Mumbai -23
Tel: 22676680/22677385
Email: krantilc@gmail.com
GUJARAT
A/7, Rameshwaram Tenements,
Ramdevnagar, Near Saibaba
Mandir, Satellite Road,
P.O. Ambawadi Vistar,
Ahmedabad-380 015
Tel: 09825033457
Email: ahmedabad@hrln.org

BHOPAL/JABALPUR
Flat No. 101
Vartika Apartments
Near Ashish Hospital
Home Science College Road
Nather Town, Jabalpur
Madhya Pradesh - 482 001
Chhattisgarh
Mangal Bhawan
House No. 9/1125, First Floor,
Vyapar Vihar Road,
(Near Ashtha Petrol Pump)
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - 495001
Tel: 09977897237
Email: chhattisgarh@hrln.org

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NHRC Handbook in English

  • 3. Access to National Human Rights Commission April 2013 © Socio Legal Information Centre* Design Mahendra Bora Published by |2 Human Rights Law Network (A division of Socio Legal Information Centre) 576, Masjid Road, Jangpura, New Delhi – 110014, India Ph: +91-11-24379855/56 Email: hrc@hrln.org, Website: www.hrln.org Printed at Kalpana Printographics Shakarpur, Delhi kpgdelhi@yahoo.com Supported by European Union Dan Church Aid *Any section of this volume may be reproduced without prior permission of the HRLN/SLIC for public interest purposes with appropriate acknowledgement.
  • 4. What is National Human Rights Commission? For the protection and promotion of human rights, the Government of India enacted the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA) in the year 1993. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was established on October 12, 1993, under the provisions of the PHRA, 1993. NHRC is an autonomous public body constituted to look into matters of human rights violations. 3| Why approach NHRC? It was constituted as a guardian of human rights, and thus has the authority to look into incidences of human rights violations. It has the authority to independently investigate complaint of human rights violations and accordingly recommend measures to redress it. Who can make complaints? Anybody can make a complaint regarding any incidence of human rights violations occurring in any part of the country. The complaint can be made either by the victim or anybody on his/her behalf. Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 5. How to file a complaint? The complaint 1. Can be submitted to the commission written on a simple paper, either in English, Hindi or in any other language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India; |4 2. May be sent either by post, by fax on +911123382911/ 23382734 or through e-mail on covdnhrc@nic.in. For general queries and complaint status etc., the complainants can also call on +91-1123385368, +919810298900 (mobile). The online complaint registration form is available on the following link: http://164.100.51.57/HRComplaint/pub/ NewHRComplaint.aspx (The format of the online complaint registration form is shown in demonstrated in Annexure ll.) 3. Should include information like name of the victim(s), age, sex, religion/caste; details like incident date, nature of violation, jurisdictional police station, village/mohalla, district etc., and contact details of the complainant; 4. Is free of cost; 5. The complainant can see the status of their Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 6. complaint on the following link http://nhrc. nic.in/advSrcCases.asp (The format of online status of complaint file is showndemonstrated in Annexure IV.) Where NHRC is located? It is located at New Delhi. The address is: Faridkot House, Copernicus Marg, New Delhi-110001. What are the Powers of NHRC? The NHRC l Has the power of a civil court trying a suit under Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. It can summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and production of any public records/documents; l Has the power to inquire suo motu into violation of human rights or abetment thereof, or negligence in prevention of such violation by a public servant; l Has the power to intervene in any matter of human rights violations, even if it is pending before the court. It can do so with the approval of such court; l Has the power to visit any jail or other such institutions under the control of the State, where persons are detained or lodged Access to National Human Rights Commission 5|
  • 7. for purposes of treatment, reformation or protection, examine its condition and accordingly make recommendations to the government for its effective functioning; l Shall review laws and safeguards provided by the Constitution for the protection of human rights and recommend measures for their effective implementation; l Shall promote and undertake research in the field of human rights; l Shall |6 spread human rights literacy through campaign, seminars, workshops, publications and other means to promote awareness on safeguards available for protection and promotion of these rights; l Shall study treaties, covenants and other international instruments on human rights and accordingly suggest measures for their effective implementation; l Shall encourage the work of nongovernmental organisations working in the field of human rights; l Shall perform any other functions as it may deem necessary for the protection and promotion of human rights. Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 8. How does the NHRC function? Complaint Handling Mechanism of the NHRC The NHRC l Shall register all the complaints coming to it and assign it a ‘case’ number; l Shall place the complaint before a bench, comprising Member/s of the commission, not later than one week from the receipt of the complaint; l Can call for reports or information from the concerned government or authority during the investigation of the complaint; l Can make recommendations to the concerned government or authority to make payment of compensation or provide interim relief to the victim of human rights violation; l Shall provide a copy of the inquiry report to the complainant; l Shall publish its inquiry report together with the comments of the concerned government or authority, if any, and the action taken or proposed to be taken by the concerned government or authority on the recommendation of the commission. l Can approach the Supreme Court or high court concerned to issue directions, orders or writs as it may deem necessary to provide Access to National Human Rights Commission 7|
  • 9. justice to the victim(s); l Can initiate proceedings for prosecution or such other suitable action it may deem necessary against the concerned person(s). Procedure with respect to Armed Forces While dealing with complaints with respect to the armed forces, the NHRC l Can only ask for a report from the central government; l After |8 the receipt of the report, can either not proceed with the complaint or make its recommendations based on the report of the central government. Access to National Human Rights Commission
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  • 12. Annexure I Format for filing a Complaint A. COMPLAINANT’S DETAILS 1. Name ............................................................... 2. Sex ................................................................... 3. State ................................................................. 4. Full Address ...................................................... ............................................................................. 5. District ............................................................. 6. Pin Code ........................................................... B. INCIDENT DETAILS 1. Incident Place(Village/Town/City) .................... 2. State ................................................................. 3. District ............................................................. 4. Date of Incident ............................................... C. VICTIM’S DETAILS 1. Name of the victim .......................................... 2. No. of victims ................................................... Access to National Human Rights Commission 11|
  • 13. 3. State ................................................................. 4. Full Address ...................................................... 5. District ............................................................. 6. Pin Code ........................................................... 7. Religion ............................................................ 8. Caste ............................. (SC/ST/OBC/General) 9. Sex ................................................................... 10. Age ................................................................. 11. Whether Disabled person ............................... |12 D. Brief summary of facts/allegations of human rights involved ........................................................... E. Whether complaint is against Members of Armed Forces/ Para-Military .....................................Yes/No F. Whether similar complaint has been filed before any Court/ State Human Rights Commission G. Name, designation & address of the public servant against whom Complaint is being made H. Name, designation & address of the authority/ officials to whom the public servant is answerable I. Prayer/ Relief if any, sought Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 14. Guidelines on how to file complaint with the NHRC 1. Complaint may be made to the Commission by the victim or any other person on his behalf. 2. Complaint should be in writing either in English or Hindi or in any other language included in the eighth schedule of the Constitution. Only one set of complaint needs to be submitted to the Commission. 3. Complaint may be sent either by Post or Faxed at Nos. 91-11-23382911/ 23382734 or through e-mail covdnhrc@nic.in 4. No fee is chargeable on such complaints. 5. The complaint shall disclose i) violation of human rights or abetment thereof or; (ii) negligence in the prevention of such violations, by a public servant. 6. The jurisdiction of the Commission is restricted to the violation of human rights alleged to have been committed within one year of the receipt of complaint by the Commission. 7. Documents, if any enclosed in support of the allegations in the complaint must be legible. 8. Name of the victim, his/ her age, sex, religion/ caste, State and District to which the incident relates, incident date etc. should invariably be mentioned in the complaint. 9. Please submit the complaint preferably in the enclosed format. 10. Following types of Complaint(s) are not ordinarily entertainable: i. Illegible ii. Vague, anonymous or pseudonymous; Access to National Human Rights Commission 13|
  • 15. |14 iii. Trivial or frivolous in nature; iv. The matters which are pending before a State Human Rights Commission or any other Commission; v. Any matter after the expiry of one year from the date on which the act constituting violation of human rights is alleged to have been committed; vi. Allegation is not against any public servant; vii. The issue raised relates to civil dispute, such property rights, contractual obligations, etc; viii. The issue raised relates to service matters; ix. The issue raised relates to labour/industrial disputes; x. Allegations do not make out any specific violation of human rights; xi. The matter is sub-judice before a Court/ Tribunal; xii. The matter is covered by judicial verdict/decision of the Commission. 11. As far as possible complainants are encouraged to make use of the format given above to file their complaints. The guidelines indicate the kind of information, which would facilitate in processing a complaint. Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 16. Annexure ll Online Complaint Registration form Kindly enter the details of your complaint. Complainant details Name Sex [Select Sex] Address State (Select State) PIN District (Select District) Email Mobile Self Victim’s details Name Address State (Select State) Sex (Select Sex) Religion District (Select District) Disability PIN Caste Age Incident’s details Place State Incident Date District Access to National Human Rights Commission 15|
  • 17. Incident Category Is it filed before any Court/ Sub Category State Human Rights Commission? Relief details Pray /Relief sought Name Designation and Address of the public servant |16 Update Close Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 18. Annexure lll Guidelines for filling up Online Complaint Registration form Complainant Details 1. Name .................................................................... (Mention Complete Name) 2. Sex ........................................................................ (Select Gender from list) 3. Address ................................................................. (Mention Complete address for Correspondence) 4. State ...................................................................... (Select name of your State from the list) 5. District ................................................................... (Select name of your District from the list) 6. PIN ........................................................................ (PIN CODE of your locality, if available) VICTIMS DETAILS 7. Name .................................................................... 8. Address ................................................................. 9. State ...................................................................... (Select name of State from the list, from where the victim belongs to) Access to National Human Rights Commission 17|
  • 19. 10. District ................................................................. (Select name of District from the list, from where the victim belongs to) 11. Sex ....................................................................... (Select Gender of the victim from the list, If the number of victims are more than one then Select ‘Group’ option) 12. No. of victims ...................................................... (Mention number of victims. Select the disability status of the victim from the list) 13. Disability ............................................................. 14. Age ...................................................................... (Mention age of the victim in years) |18 15. Religion ............................................................... (Select Religion of the victim the list) 16. Caste ................................................................... (Select Caste of the victim from list) INCIDENT DETAILS 17. Place (Mention exact place of incident i.e. locality, Village, Town, City) 18. State (Select Name of State from the list, where incident occurred) 19. District (Select Name of District from the list, where incident occurred) Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 20. 20. Incident Date Mention incident date (Date/Month/Year) 21. Incident Category (Select incident category from the list with whom the incident relates to) 22. Incident Sub-Category (Select incident sub-category from the list which specifically shows the nature of incident) 23. Write complaint (Brief summary of facts/allegations of the incident/complaint) 24. Is it filed before any Court/State Human Rights Commission (Select the option whether the complaint of same incident is filed before any Court or State Human Rights Commission) RELIEF DETAILS 25. Name, designation & address of the Public Servant (Mention full details of Public Servant/ Authority against whom the complaint is being made) 26. Relief sought for (Mention full details of relief, which is sought against the human rights violation) Access to National Human Rights Commission 19|
  • 21. Annexure IV Online Status of Complaint Filed |20 Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 22. HRLN offices CHANDIGARH 2439 Sector; 37-C, Chandigarh, Punjab Tel: 0172-4603177 Email: chandigarh@hrln.org SHIMLA Vimal Sadan Near Cooperative Bank, Shimla -171002 Tel: +91-0177-2624629 Email: shimla@hrln.org DHARAMSLA Nitika sharma C/o Ashwani Agarwal H No.227, Near G.H.S. Chander Marg K.B., Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh Tel: +91-01892-223417 Email: shimla@hrln.org UTTAR PRADESH Plot No.183, Opp 156, M-II-A, ADA Colony, Naini, Allahabad-211008 Tel: +91 7800560243 ALMORA Ishwari Bhawan Ranidhara Road West Pokharkhali, Almora, Uttrakhand-263601 Tel: +91 9412092159 Email: almora@hrln.org KASHMIR B.D.House, Kursoo Rajbagh Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir Tel: +91 9906667957 Email: srinagar@hrln.org PULWAMA Court Road Pulwama Tel: 09858479300 Email: pulwama@hrln.org Rajasthan Centre for Dalit Rights (CDR) 112, Surya Nagar, Gopalpura bypass Jaipur, Rajasthan Telefax: +91 141 2504837 Email: cdrjaipur@gmail.com, CHENNAI # 319/155, 2nd Floor Linghi Chetty Street Georgetown, Parry’s, Chennai- 600 001 Tel: 044 - 42061867 Email: hrlnchennai@yahoo. co.in BANGALORE No.20, Park Road, Tasker Town, Shivaji Nagar, Bangalore -560051 Tel: 080-65624757/ 22861152 Email: hrln_blr@hotmail.com Access to National Human Rights Commission 21|
  • 23. KOCHI 58/340, Manavalan Apartments, Amulya Street, Kochi-18 Tel: 0484-2390680 Email: kochi@hrln.org, TRIVANDRUM T.C. 25 /2952 Old GPO Building Ambujavilasom Road Thiruvananthapuram Kerala-695001 Tel: 0471 - 2460652 Email: trivandrum@hrln.org |22 ORISSA Plot No. - 1209 - “C”, 2nd Floor C.D.A., Sector - 6, Cuttack - 14 Tel. 0671-2506189 Email: bhubaneswar@hrln.org ARUNACHAL PRADESH Quarter No -7, Type IV Raj Niwas Area, Itanagar (AP) Tel: 9436040383, 9436050907 Email: arunachal@hrln.org ANDHRA PRADESH H.NO. 21-7-761 Opp: High court post office, Ghansi Bazar, Hyderabad - 500002 Tel:+91-040-24573094 hrlnap@yahoo.co.in GANGTOK 2nd floor Above Mahesh Saloon Satey Bazaar, Upper Sichey Area Gangtok 737101, Sikkim Tel: 03592-284351 Email: sikkim@hrln.org KOLKATA 3, Parbati Chakraborty lane Flat-1A, Sohini Apartment Kolkata-700026 Tel:+91-33-24546828, 32967154 Email: hrlnkol@gmail.com Nagaland House No. 107 Kenuozou Colony Kohima 797001 Tel: +91 8974933483 Email: zhevi@gmail.com MANIPUR Axis Bank Building, 3rd Floor, Paona Bazar, Imphal - 795001 Tel: 0385 2442165 Email: manipur@hrln.org GUWAHATI House No. 13 Lamb Road, Jorpukhuri, Uzan Bazar, Guwahati-781001 Tel: 03592-284351, 098640 34505 Email: guwahati@hrln.org Access to National Human Rights Commission
  • 24. RANCHI Dlaupachi Apartments Bano Manjil Road, Galikhana Ranchi -834001 Tel: 9661152827 Email: ahmed.hrln@gmail.com MUMBAI Engineer House 4th Floor 86, Bombay Samachar Marg, Forte Mumbai -23 Tel: 22676680/22677385 Email: krantilc@gmail.com GUJARAT A/7, Rameshwaram Tenements, Ramdevnagar, Near Saibaba Mandir, Satellite Road, P.O. Ambawadi Vistar, Ahmedabad-380 015 Tel: 09825033457 Email: ahmedabad@hrln.org BHOPAL/JABALPUR Flat No. 101 Vartika Apartments Near Ashish Hospital Home Science College Road Nather Town, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482 001 Chhattisgarh Mangal Bhawan House No. 9/1125, First Floor, Vyapar Vihar Road, (Near Ashtha Petrol Pump) Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - 495001 Tel: 09977897237 Email: chhattisgarh@hrln.org Access to National Human Rights Commission 23|
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