Which statement is true in relation to the Protection of Human Rights Act?

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Correct — B, the Act came into force on 28th September, 1993. The law began life as the Protection of Human Rights Ordinance, promulgated on 28 September 1993. When it was later enacted as the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 (Act 10 of 1994, which received assent on 8 January 1994), the Act was expressly deemed to have come into force from 28 September 1993 — so the National Human Rights Commission's legal existence dates back to that day.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Wrong date — the operative day is the 28th (the day the Ordinance was promulgated), not the 23rd; the year 1993 is right.  (c) Wrong on both counts — the commencement is 1993, not 1995, and the day is the 28th, not the 23rd.  (d) Right day of the month but wrong year — 28 September belongs to 1993, not 1995.

Concept: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 is the statute that created India's human-rights machinery: the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), State Human Rights Commissions and Human Rights Courts. It defines 'human rights' as the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in international covenants and enforceable by Indian courts. Because it is created by an ordinary law (not by the Constitution), the NHRC is a statutory — not a constitutional — body.

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