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The All India Network of NGOs and Individuals moving with National and State Human Rights Institutions (AINNI) welcomed the determination of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) Bureau to uphold the proposal of the Sub Committee of Accreditation (SCA) to downgrade National Human Rights Commission of India’s accreditation presumption from ‘A’ to ‘B’.
In a property statement, National Working Secretary of AINNI Henri Tiphagne said the NHRC had been a subordinate of GANHRI since 1997 and was graded ‘A’ erstwhile it was archetypal accredited successful 1998. In 2006 and 2011, NHRC was re-accredited with ‘A’ presumption by SCA of GANHRI.
In 2016, NHRC was deferred by the SCA for a play of 1 year, and successful 2017, the NHRC was re-accredited with ‘A’ status. However, during the 2023 review, the NHRC was deferred for 1 year, and successful 2024, the NHRC suffered a consecutive deferral, helium said.
In May 2025, successful its 45th session, the SCA recommended the downgrading of NHRC presumption from ‘A’ to ‘B’, highlighting its repeated non-compliance with its recommendations successful 2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, and 2024. The proposal of the SCA was challenged by NHRC done an entreaty earlier the GANHRI Bureau. The NHRC’s entreaty was supported by 4 National Human Rights Institutions. On December 4, GANHRI Bureau members held their meeting, helium said.
The proposal to downgrade volition beryllium implemented successful April 2026 during the 47th league of SCA. AINNI calls for an upgrade to NHRC successful which recommendations of SCA successful 2011, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024 and 2025 are efficaciously carried retired done amendment of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, helium said.
