Explanation:

TheNational Human Rights Commission is a statutory (and not a constitutional) body.It was established in 1993 under a legislation enacted by the Parliament, namely, the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

The commission is a multi-member body consisting of a chairman and four members. Thechairman should be a retired Chief Justice of India, and members should be serving or retired judges of the Supreme Court, a serving or retired chief justice of a high court and two persons having knowledge or practical experience with respect to human rights. In addition to these full-time members, the commission also has four ex-officio members i.e. the chairmen of the National Commission for Minorities, the National Commission for SCs, the National Commission for STs an
d the National Commission for Women.

Thefunctions of the commission are mainly recommendatory in nature.It has no power to punish the violators of human rights, nor to award any relief including monetary relief to the victim. Notably, its recommendations are not binding on the concerned government or authority. But, it should be informed about the action taken on its recommendations within one month.