Online Human Rights Pledge

M r. Justice H.L. Dattu, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission, in run up to its silver jubilee celebrations in 2018, inaugurated the 'Online Human Rights Pledge' at a brief ceremony in New Delhi on the 25th January, 2018. On the occasion, Justice Dattu, NHRC Member, Mr. Justice D. Murugesan, Secretary General, Mr. Ambuj Sharma, Director General (Investigation), Mr. Gurbachan Singh and Registrar (Law), Mr. Surajit Dey were among the first few, who took the online pledge.
This initiative is aimed at inculcating a sense of self commitment among the citizens towards the promotion and protection of human rights and build widespread awareness about the importance of the same throughout the country.
This pledge can be taken by the people through MyGov portal in Hindi or English. The people shall get an automated certificate in their names, immediately after taking the pledge to protect and promote human rights of all by filling in some basic personal information online to complete the process. They can download or take out its print. The people can also share their certificates of Human Rights Pledge on Facebook and Twitter through MyGov portal.