State Human Rights Commissions in India

“Rights that do not flow from duty well performed
are not worth having.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi

Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission
Gruhakalpa Complex, M.J. Road
Nampally
Hyderabad – 500001
Phone :  +91-40-24601571, 24601572, 24601574
Fax: +91-40-24601573
Email :  aphumanrights@ap.nic.in
Chairperson:  Justice Shri B. Subhashan Reddy
Website:  http://www.shrc.ap.gov.in/

Assam State Human Rights Commission
STATFED H.O. Building, GMC Road
Bhangagarh
Guwahati – 781005
Phone :  +91-361-2529450, 2527076, 2452387, 2457369
Fax :  +91-361-2529450, 2527076
Email: hrca@sancharnet.in
Chairperson:  Justice Shri S. Barman Roy
Website:  www.ahrc.gov.in

Bihar Human Rights Commission
9, Bailey Road
Patna, Bihar
Phone :  +91-612-
Fax : +91-612-2232280
Email:
Chairperson:  Justice Shri S.N. Jha

Chhatisgarh State Human Rights Commission
Near Mantralaya, Raipur – 492001
Phone :  +91-771-2235592, 2235594
Fax :  +91-771-2235590
Email: cghrcryp@sify.com
Acting Chairperson:  Shri Vijay Shankar Choubey 
Website:

Gujarat State Human Rights Commission
Near Town Hall, Sector-17
Gandhi Nagar
Gujarat – 382017
Phone :  +91-79-
Fax :  +91-79-23257596
Email:
Chairperson:  Justice Shri Daya Saran Sinha
Website:  www.ghrc.nic.in

Himachal Pradesh Human Rights Commission
Pines Grove Building
Shimla – 171002
Phone :  +91-177-
Fax :  +91-177-2624908
Email: chairperson_hphrc@yahoo.com
Chairperson: Vacant
Website:  www.himachal.nic.in/hphrc
 
Jammu & Kashmir State Human Rights Commission
Dawn Building, Dalgate
Srinagar – 119001
Phone :  +91-194-
Fax :
Email: 
Chairperson:  Justice Bashir-Ud-Din
Website:

Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
4th Floor, 5th Phase
Multistoreyed Building
Bangalore-560 001.
Phone :  +91-80-22392200
Fax :  +91-80-22392206, 22392207
Email:  kshrc2007@gmail.com
Chairperson:  Justice Subray Rama Nayak
Website:

Kerala State Human Rights Commission
M.P. Appan Road
Vazhuthacaud
Thiruvananthapuram – 695014
Phone :  +91-471-2337263
Fax :  +91-471-2337148
Email:  kshrctvpm@vsnl.net
Chairperson:  Justice N. Dhinakar
Website:  www.kshrc.kerala.gov.in

Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission
Paryavas Bhawan, Arera Hills
Jail Road
Bhopal – 462001                                                 
Phone :  +91-755-2572034  |  Tollfree :  1800-2336399
Fax :  +91-755-2574028
Email:  mphrc@sancharnet.in
Chairperson:  Justice Shri D.M. Dharmadhikari
Website:  www.mphrc.nic.in

Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission
9, Hajarimal Somani Marg
Near CST Railway Station
Mumbai – 400001
Phone :  +91-22-22050791
Fax :  +91-22-22091804                       
Email:
Chairperson:  Justice Shri K.R. Vyas
Website:  www.mshrc.maharashtra.gov.in

Manipur State Human Rights Commission
Courts Complex, Lamphel
Imphal – 795004
Phone :  +91-385-2410473
Fax :  +91-385-2410472
Email:  mhrc@man.nic.in
Chairperson:  Vacant
Website:

Orissa State Human Rights Commission
Toshali Plaza Complex (2nd Floor)
Satya Nagar, P.O. Saheed Nagar
Bhubaneswar – 751007
Orissa
Phone :  +91-674-
Fax :  +91-674-2564333/2390563
Email:
Chairperson:  Shri Justice R.K. Patra
Website:

Punjab State Human Rights Commission
SCO No. 20-21-22, Sector 34-A
Chandigarh, INDIA.
Phone :  +91-172-3029610, 3029611
Fax :  +91-172-2608520, 3029666
Email:  pshrc_chd@yahoo.co.in
Chairperson:  Justice Shri R.S. Mongia
Website:  www.pshrc.net

Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission
State Secretariat
Jaipur, Rajasthan
INDIA.
Phone :  +91-141-2227565, 2227868
Fax :  +91-141-2227738
Email: rshrc@raj.nic.in
Chairperson:  Shri Justice N. K. Jain
Website:  www.rshrc.nic.in

State Human Rights Commission, Tamil Nadu
“Thiruvarangam” 
143, P.S. Kumarasamy Raja Salai
Greenways Road, Chennai – 600028
Phone :  +91-44-24951484
Fax :  +91-44-24951484
Email:
Chairperson:  Justice Thiru A.S. Venkatachalamoorthy
Website:  http://www.shrc.tn.nic.in

Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission
4/44 Vishal Khand
Gomti Nagar
Lucknow – 226010
Phone :  +91-522-
Fax :  +91-522-2304513
Email: uphrclko@yahoo.co.in
Chairperson:  Hon’ble Shri Justice H.K. Sema
Website:

West Bengal Human Rights Commission
Bhabani Bhavan, Alipore
Kolkata – 700027
Phone :  +91-33-24797727, 24791629
Fax :  +91-33-24799633
Email:  wbhrc@cal3.vsnl.net.in
Chairperson:  Justice Shyamal Kumar Sen
Website:  www.wbhrc.nic.in

 
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