Section 1 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 deals with:

Section 1 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 gives the Act's short title, its extent "to the whole of India" and its commencement, deemed to be 28 September 1993. Definitions are in s. 2, the National Commission in s. 3, and Human Rights Courts and Special Public Prosecutors in ss. 30 and 31.