{"id":295551,"date":"2024-05-14T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=295551"},"modified":"2024-05-14T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:13:08","slug":"nhrc-accreditation-deferred-by-ganhri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nhrc-accreditation-deferred-by-ganhri\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRC Accreditation Deferred by GANHRI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-<\/strong>This post on NHRC Accreditation Deferred by GANHRI<\/strong> is based on the article “UN-linked body defers accreditation of NHRC-India”<\/a> <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d<\/strong> on 13th May 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

India’s human rights record suffered a setback as the Geneva-based Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI),<\/span> affiliated with the United Nations, deferred the accreditation of the National Human Rights Commission-India (NHRC) for the second consecutive year.<\/p>\n

Reasons for NHRC Accreditation Deferral by GANHRI:<\/h2>\n

1. Lack of Transparency in Member Appointments:<\/strong> GANHRI cited concerns over transparency in the process of appointing members<\/span> to the NHRC. Transparency is crucial for ensuring credibility and impartiality in human rights investigations and interventions.<\/p>\n

2. Appointment of Police Officers for Human Rights Investigations:<\/strong> GANHRI raised objections regarding the appointment of police officers<\/span> to oversee human rights investigations. This practice might compromise the independence and integrity of investigations, raising doubts about the impartiality of the NHRC.<\/p>\n

3. Gender and Minority Representation:<\/strong> The NHRC’s member panel was criticized for lacking adequate representation of gender and minority groups<\/span>. Inclusivity is essential for ensuring that diverse perspectives are considered in addressing human rights issues effectively.<\/p>\n

Challenges in Implementing Recommendations:<\/h2>\n

i) Some of the demands made by the international peer review report were difficult to undertake during the election process in India.<\/p>\n

ii) Structural changes and suggestions provided by GANHRI were not feasible to implement at the time due to the ongoing general elections.<\/p>\n

Review Process and Future Outlook<\/h2>\n

i) The NHRC’s accreditation deferral is expected to be reviewed later this year, potentially during meetings in September, or again in May next year.<\/p>\n

ii)\u00a0 Suspension of ‘A’ status<\/span> for two consecutive years (2023 and 2024)<\/span> marks a significant setback for India’s human rights record and its international standing.<\/p>\n

Read More:<\/strong> Accreditation by the GANHRI<\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: International organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on NHRC Accreditation Deferred by GANHRI is based on the article “UN-linked body defers accreditation of NHRC-India” published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 13th May 2024. Why in the News? India’s human rights record suffered a setback as the Geneva-based Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), affiliated with the United Nations, deferred… Continue reading NHRC Accreditation Deferred by GANHRI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164],"tags":[11872,10498],"class_list":["post-295551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295551\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}