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What are the powers given to the Human Rights Commission to carry out its enquiries?

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 (a) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was set up m 1993. (b) The members of the Commission are appointed by the President and includes retired judges officers and eminent citizens. (c) The NHRC makes independent inquiries into cases involving human rights violations. (d) It also inquires into cases of abetment of such violations or negligence in controlling it by the government and even intervenes in the court on behalf of the victims.