The tenure of the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission is

Under Section 6(1) of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (as amended by the Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019), a person appointed as Chairperson of the NHRC shall hold office for a term of 'three (3) years from the date on which he enters upon his office or until he attains the age of seventy (70) years, whichever is earlier'.