NHRC Chairman Justice Arun Kumar Mishra (Retd) on Tuesday credited Union Home Minister Amit Shah for selling peaceable scenario in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast and mentioned the minister’s “tireless efforts” have introduced “a new era” for the areas. starting of”. .
“It is because of you that a new era has now begun in Jammu and Kashmir,” Justice Mishra mentioned in his deal with throughout an occasion at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on the event of the Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission.
Shah was current on the occasion together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different dignitaries.
PM addresses twenty eighth Foundation Day of NHRC, India: cautions in opposition to selective interpretation of human rights violations.
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Further asserting that India has emerged as a strong entity globally and acknowledged as a brand new power, Justice Mishra held the folks of India, the nation’s constitutional system and its management answerable for the achievement.
The NHRC President additionally talked concerning the selective definition of human rights and mentioned that one can not glorify terrorists and terrorism whereas claiming human rights. “History will not forgive us if human rights defenders do not criticize political violence,” he mentioned.
“It is unfair to call such…terrorists, freedom fighters,” he mentioned with out elaborating.
PM Modi additionally in his deal with Expresses concern about “selective outrage” over human rightsHe mentioned that taking a look at human rights by way of a political lens is harmful for democracy. “Seeing human rights from the perspective of political achieve and loss harms these rights in addition to democracy. Selective habits is dangerous to democracy and tarnishes the picture of the nation. We ought to watch out for such politics: Modi
NHRC is a statutory physique which was constituted on October 12, 1993 beneath the Protection of Human Rights Act for the promotion and safety of human rights.
The NHRC takes cognizance of human rights violations, conducts inquiries and recommends compensation to the victims from public authorities, apart from taking different remedial and authorized treatments in opposition to erring public servants.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
