ICJ's Justice Dalveer Bhandari urges people spread compassion

Be compassionate and kind towards each other. This was the message Justice Dalveer Bhandari delivered at an event organised on the occasion of the Human Rights Day on Sunday.

The newly inducted member of the International Court of Justice quoted the Dalai Lama to stress that the qualities of love and compassion are necessities and not luxuries, without which humanity cannot survive.

Bhandari was speaking at an award function was organised by the Harmony Foundation to felicitate several organisations across the world for their excellence in serving humanity in their individual manner.

The event was also attended by several dignitaries. Justice Bhandari was recently elected for a new term at the Hague world court.

Justice Bhandari's message to spread love and compassion comes at time when the nation's conscience was shaken by the brutal killing of a migrant worker in Rajasthan.

On the messages of The Dalai Lama's, he said, "Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in re-birth or not, there is nobody who does not appreciate kindness and compassion."