Develop consciousness to protect human rights say's KG Balakrishnan

A two-day seminar on challenges of human rights, issues of sensitivity and 21st century began at DAVV campus on Thursday.

Addressing the gathering, NHRC chairperson and former chief justice of Supreme Court KG Balakrishnan said that let us develop such consciousness in the society that enables everyone to use their fundamental rights to life, liberty, and security as well as a broad range of civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights.

The seminar is being organised by NHRC in collaboration with School of law, DAVV.

Balakrishnan stressed on protection of socio-economic rights of women. Besides, efforts should be made to reduce maternal and infant mortality rate, he said.

He further lamented that the commission has received over 1 lakh complaints of human rights violation from across the country in last one year. He also appealed to NGOs, social organisations, administration and media to contribute towards protection of human rights.

While addressing the gathering, DAVV VC, DP Singh said, “Values-based education is needed to protect the human rights in the society”.

Known poet and thinker Professor Chandrakant Devtale said that only discussions will not bring desirable changes in the society but we have to actively participate to protect human rights. He also emphasized to simplify the legal language to help the common man to understand the same.