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Who was the second Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India?

The National Human Rights Commission was set up in October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, with former Chief Justice Ranganath Misra as its first…

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Who was the second Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India?

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The National Human Rights Commission was set up in October 1993 under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, with former Chief Justice Ranganath Misra as its first Chairperson. Former Chief Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah succeeded him in 1996 as the second Chairperson. Justice A.S. Anand and Justice S. Rajendra Babu headed the Commission later, after Justice J.S. Verma, and Justice Shivaraj V. Patil served only as acting Chairperson.

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