Amit Shah’s ‘tireless efforts’ for peace in J&Okay, Northeast ‘beginned a brand new period’: NHRC chief

“It is because of you that a new era has now begun in Jammu and Kashmir,” Justice Mishra mentioned in his handle 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.

Further asserting that India has emerged as a robust entity globally and acknowledged as a brand new drive, Justice Mishra held the individuals of India, the nation’s constitutional system and its management liable for the achievement.

The NHRC President additionally talked concerning the selective definition of human rights and mentioned that one can’t 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 handle Expresses concern about “selective outrage” over human rightsHe mentioned that human rights by a political lens is harmful for democracy. “Seeing human rights from the standpoint of political achieve and loss harms these rights in addition to democracy. Selective conduct 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, moreover taking different remedial and authorized treatments towards erring public servants.

(with PTI inputs)