NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of misuse of its name and logo by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered under names deceptively similar to it

• NHRC, India — the apex statutory human rights watchdog under the Protection of Human Rights Act (PHRA), 1993 — has invoked its suo motu powers against NGOs registered with names/logos deceptively similar to NHRC.
• Issue blends statutory body identity, NGO regulation, trademark/IP analogues for public institutions, and public trust in human rights architecture — examinable across GS-II Polity & Governance.