By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Dehradun, 10 Dec: A seminar was organised today on the occasion of International Human Rights Day at Law College Dehradun of Uttaranchal University. The topic of the seminar was ‘Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now’.
State Cabinet Minister Premchand Agarwal was the Chief Guest on this occasion, while former Chairman of Uttarakhand Human Rights Commission, Justice Rajesh Tandon, and SP, Traffic, Mukesh Thakur were present as special guests.
The programme was organized under the joint aegis of Uttarakhand Human Rights Protection Centre and Pro Bono Club established by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice at Law College Dehradun. The speeches of most of the speakers focused on the rationale, present status and future of human rights. More than 300 participants, including law students, registered their presence at the programme.
In his welcome speech, National Secretary of Uttarakhand Human Rights Protection Centre, Kunwar Raj Asthana highlighted the objectives and achievements of the centre. The Centre honoured the great men who have made a significant contribution in the protection of human rights.
| Those who received the honour were Ankita Joshi, Chandragupta Vikram, Sabir Ali, Shandhunath Gautam, Arun Kumar Yadav, Dhupendra Laxmi, VD Sharma, Vandana Shrivastava, Vimal Dabral, Ranbir Singh, Dr Sushil Ojha, and Harkal Foundation. |
In his address, Cabinet Minister Premchand Agarwal said that, without the protection of human rights, injustice and anarchy spread in society. Giving the example of Bangladesh, he said that the whole world should unite and raise its voice against the violation of human rights happening there. He made the students take a pledge to make Uttarakhand drug-free and advised them to work with dedication towards the nation.
Justice Rajesh Tandon said that the Preamble and Articles 38 and 39A contained in the Constitution of India are actually an extended form of human rights. Giving the example of the decided cases of the Supreme Court, he said that in most of the cases, the court has considered Roti, Kapda and Makaan as the minimum human rights. Sharing his experience, he said that in this age of digitalisation, the protection of human rights has become a challenge.
Superintendent of Police Mukesh Thakur said that, while on the one hand, the police has an important role in the protection of human rights, on the other hand, the cooperation of the public is also no less important. Only observance of traffic rules and sensitivity towards them by the public can curb road accidents.
Vice-President Ankita Joshi said that human rights are our natural rights and seriousness towards them is not only the responsibility of the governments but every institution of the world and even every capable person can play an important role in their protection.
Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof Dharam Buddhi said that the protection and guarantee of basic rights is the basis of sustainable development. He said that the security and proper development of the people is the first step towards human rights. He said that there is a need for a movement on a large scale for the protection of human rights.
On this occasion, Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof Rajesh Bahuguna, Principal of the college Prof Poonam Rawat, Dr Abhiranjan Dixit, Dr Prem Kashyap, Naveen Agarwal and a large number of students were also present.
