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*In addition to the full time members, the Chairman of National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, National Commission for Minorities and the Chairperson of National Commission for Women are the ex-officio members of the National Human Rights Commission
*Longest serving Chairman of NHRC
Ans : Justice K.G. Balakrishnan
*Present chairman of National Human Rights Commission
Ans : Justice H.L. Dattu
*Justice Ranganatha ’Mishra was the first chairman of NHRC.
*Justice Shivaraj Patil was the first acting chairman of NHRC .
*The Chairman and members of the NHRC are appointed and removed by the President of India.
*The Chairman and members hold office for a term of five years or until they attain the age of ,79 years, whichever is earlier.
*After their tenure the chairman and members are not eligible for further employment under the central or state governments.
KERALA STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
*The Kerala State Human Rights Commission was constituted on 11th December 1998.
*The Chairman of the State HRC shall be a retired Chief Justice of a High Court .
Three generations of Human Rights
*First Generation - Civil and Political Rights
*Second Generation - Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
*Third Generation - Collective and Developmental Rights
*The idea of three generations of human rights was proposed by the Czech Jurist Karel Vasak in 1979.
*Author of the book ‘The International Dimensions of Human Rights’ - Karel Vasak
