National Human Rights Commission to mark its 33rd Foundation Day with a national conference on the right to water
9 October 2026
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will observe its 33rd Foundation Day on 12 October 2026 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, followed by a national conference on 'Water as the Elixir of Life: Advancing Human Dignity through the Right to Water'.
Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, will be the chief guest. NHRC Chairperson Justice V. Ramasubramanian and the Members will take part.
The Commission was set up on 12 October 1993.
In 33 years it has acted upon over 24 lakh matters, 24,33,716 in all, including 3,100 suo motu cases, and recommended over Rs 274 crore in relief to victims in 9,085 cases.
Between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026 it registered 54,673 complaints and 119 suo motu cases and disposed of 53,733 matters, holding spot enquiries in 80 cases and recommending relief of over Rs 9.7 crore in 157 cases.
The Commission has 18 special rapporteurs and 15 special monitors, has issued 35 advisory papers, and has recommended amending 97 laws to prevent discrimination against persons with Hansen's disease.
In plain words
NHRC National Human Rights Commission — The statutory human rights body established under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.
Suo motu On its own motion — When a body takes up a matter on its own, without a complaint being filed.