Under clause (j) of section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the Commission may perform:

Clause (j) of section 12 is a residuary clause: the Commission may perform "such other functions as it may consider necessary for the promotion of human rights". The choice is the Commission's own, not a matter of assignment by the Central Government or delegation by State Commissions, and the Commission does not decide disputes like a court.