[2] The first commissioner was Emile Short who retired in 2010, in 2004 he took an indefinite leave to serve as a Justice at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda,[5] his deputy Anna Bossman served as the acting commissioner in his absence.

[9] In July 2012, Joseph Akanjoluer Whittal was sworn in by President John Atta Mills as a deputy commissioner.

[10] Joseph Whittal was appointed by President Mahama to replace Lauretta Lamptey in 2016.

[11] The commission serves as an ombudsman receiving and dealing with complaints about the proper functioning of public institutions and to provide redress.

It appears it can do same for private entities due to the way Article 218 (c) is written.