The correct answer is 2 only.

• The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019:
  • The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Act, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Amit Shah, on July 8, 2019.
  • The Bill amends the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. 
  • The Act provides for a National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), State Human Rights Commissions (SHRC), as well as Human Rights Courts.
• Composition of NHRC:
  • Under the Act, the chairperson of the NHRC is a person who has been a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 
  • The Bill amends this to provide that a person who has been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or a Judge of the Supreme Court will be the chairperson of the NHRC. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect.
  • The Act provides for two persons having knowledge of human rights to be appointed as members of the NHRC.
  • The Bill amends this to allow three members to be appointed, of which at least one will be a woman. 
  • Under the Act, chairpersons of various commissions such as the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, and National Commission for Women are members of the NHRC. 
  • The Bill provides for including the chairpersons of the National Commission for Backward Classes, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights, and the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities as members of the NHRC
  • The Chairperson and members of the NHRC are appointed on the recommendation of a committee consisting of  Prime Minister, Home Minister, Leader of Opposition in both houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker, and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Hence, Statement 2 is incorrect.​

• Under the Act, the chairperson of the NHRC is a person who has been a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. 
• The Bill amends this to provide that a person who has been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, or a Judge of the Supreme Court will be the chairperson of the NHRC. Hence, Statement 1 is incorrect​.