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INDIA
Lok Sabha
Parliamentary bodies dealing with human rights :
SANSAD - PARLIAMENT

Type of parliamentary body Informal
Nature Permanent
Related to chambers Lok Sabha
Date of creation ...
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Mandate There are no exclusive parliamentary bodies dealing with human rights issues in Parliament. Human rights as a wider concept encompasses the working of many committees, including the Parliamentary Committee on Home Affairs. Human rights as a subject matter comes under the administrative jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs, which in turn falls within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Home Affairs. The nature and scope of the consideration of the subjects by the Committee on Home Affairs are purely contextual.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
PRESIDING OFFICER(S)
SECRETARY
Name Mr. U.S. Saxena
Notes Deputy Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha
Address (if different from above) Lokh Sabha, Parliament House
New Delhi 110001 (India)
Phone +9111 - 301 74 65
Fax +9111 - 301 74 65
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Information on this page was last updated on 8 December 2004
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