Punjab State Human Rights Commission
| Punjab State Human Rights Commission | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 17 March 1997 |
| Preceding agency | |
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| Operations jurisdiction | Punjab, India |
| Size | 50,362 km2 (19,445 sq mi) |
| Population | 27,704,236 (2011) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Punjab, India |
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| Headquarters | Chandigarh, India |
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| Website | |
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The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) of Punjab, India is a Statutory public body constituted on 17 March 1997. It was given a statutory basis by the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (PHRA). The PSHRC is the State Human Rights Commission of Punjab, responsible for the protection and promotion of human rights, defined by the Act as "Rights Relating To Life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the International Covenants and enforceable by courts in India."