Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993

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Indian statute human rights legislation

The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is an Indian law that establishes the framework for protecting and promoting human rights in the country, including the creation and powers of human rights commissions.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1803613 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
Context triple: [National Human Rights Commission (India), legalBasis, Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993]

A. Human Rights Act 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998 is a landmark UK statute that incorporates the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, enabling individuals to enforce those rights in UK courts.
B. Civil Liberties Act of 1988
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that formally acknowledged and apologized for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and provided monetary reparations to surviving victims.
C. 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
D. Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
E. Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 is an Indian law that criminalizes disrespect and desecration of national symbols such as the National Flag, the Constitution, and the National Anthem.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993
Target entity description: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is an Indian law that establishes the framework for protecting and promoting human rights in the country, including the creation and powers of human rights commissions.

A. Human Rights Act 1998
The Human Rights Act 1998 is a landmark UK statute that incorporates the rights set out in the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, enabling individuals to enforce those rights in UK courts.
B. Civil Liberties Act of 1988
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 is a U.S. federal law that formally acknowledged and apologized for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and provided monetary reparations to surviving victims.
C. 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of India is a landmark 1992 amendment that granted constitutional status to urban local bodies, strengthening municipal governance and promoting decentralization and local self-government in cities and towns.
D. Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936
The Constitution (Amendment No. 27) Act 1936 was a pivotal Irish Free State law that significantly altered the 1922 Constitution, including measures that effectively removed the office of Governor-General and advanced the state’s constitutional independence from Britain.
E. Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971
The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971 is an Indian law that criminalizes disrespect and desecration of national symbols such as the National Flag, the Constitution, and the National Anthem.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indian statute ⓘ human rights legislation ⓘ
2019AmendmentEffect	changed terms and conditions of office of commission members ⓘ expanded eligibility for NHRC chairperson ⓘ
amendedBy	Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2006 ⓘ Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 ⓘ
cameIntoForceOn	28 September 1993 ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
defines	human rights in the Indian context ⓘ
definitionOfHumanRightsBasedOn	rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual ⓘ
definitionOfHumanRightsSource	Constitution of India ⓘ International Covenants ⓘ
empowers	National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to encourage NGOs in human rights work National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to inquire into human rights violations National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to intervene in court proceedings involving human rights National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to review factors inhibiting enjoyment of human rights National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to review safeguards for human rights National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to spread human rights literacy National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to undertake and promote research in human rights National Human Rights Commission ⓘ surface form: National Human Rights Commission to visit jails and detention places
enactedBy	Parliament of India ⓘ
establishes	National Human Rights Commission ⓘ State Human Rights Commissions ⓘ
jurisdictionExcludes	matters pending before other commissions where specified ⓘ
legalSystem	common law system of India ⓘ
NHRCAppointmentAuthority	President of India ⓘ
NHRCAppointmentOnRecommendationOf	committee headed by the Prime Minister of India ⓘ
NHRCChairpersonRequirement	former Chief Justice of India ⓘ
NHRCIncludes	members with knowledge of or practical experience in human rights ⓘ
NHRCMemberRequirement	current or former Chief Justice of a High Court ⓘ current or former judge of the Supreme Court of India ⓘ
NHRCRecommendationNature	recommendatory and not directly enforceable as court orders ⓘ
objective	to provide for the constitution of Human Rights Courts ⓘ to provide for the constitution of State Human Rights Commissions ⓘ to provide for the constitution of a National Human Rights Commission ⓘ
obliges	governments to inform NHRC about action taken on its recommendations ⓘ
procedureForComplaints	allows individuals to petition the National Human Rights Commission ⓘ
providesFor	Human Rights Courts at district level ⓘ State Human Rights Commissions ⓘ surface form: State Human Rights Commissions with similar functions at state level designation of Sessions Courts as Human Rights Courts ⓘ
purpose	promotion of human rights ⓘ protection of human rights ⓘ
relatedTo	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
shortTitle	Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 self-link ⓘ
timeLimitForComplaints	ordinarily within one year of alleged violation ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1993 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Human Rights Commission (administrative matters) → legalBasis → Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ

subject surface form: National Human Rights Commission (India)

Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 → shortTitle → Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 self-link ⓘ

State Human Rights Commissions → legalBasis → Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ

National Human Rights Commission → establishedBy → Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ

subject surface form: National Human Rights Commission of India

National Human Rights Commission → governingLaw → Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 ⓘ