Centre for Law, Justice & Governance

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Human Rights Literacy and Awareness Programme (November-December 2011)

Centre for Law, Justice & Governance at Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) conducted a three day “Human Rights Literacy and Awareness Programme for various sections of the society. Justice Mr. R.L.Anand, former Chairman of Punjab State, Human Rights Commission inaugurated the programme. Mr. A.S. Prashar, Joint Registrar, National Human Rights Commision was also present. The programme sponsored by National Human Rights Commission was aimed to provide awareness about human rights. Different aspects of human rights such as origin and development, the recognized human rights as per “the Protection of Human Rights Act,1993”, human rights and vulnerable sections of the society e.g. women, child labourers, migrant labourers, procedure for filing complaints, inquiries & action thereon, human rights & Constitution of India(fundamental rights and directive principles), international conventions on Inhuman Acts e.g. Genocide, Torture, Slavery, etc., role of NGOs and other sections of the society, human rights & criminal justice system with special reference to Police, role of Indian Judiciary in promotion and protection of human rights, Universal declaration of Human Rights,1948, international covenants on Civil & Political Rights international covenants on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights, Optional Protocols, were covered. Forty-four participants from various NGOs, students, advocates, police officials and senior citizens took keen interest in the programme. Justice Mr. Jagdish Bhalla, Chairman of Punjab State Human Rights Commission presided over the valedictory function and asked the participants about their suggestions and opinions with respect to the training imparted. The participants were highly appreciative of the course contents and the choice of resource persons. Justice Mr. Baldev Singh, Member, Punjab State Human Rights Commission was also present. Shri B.K. Srivastava, IAS, Director General exhorted the participants to use the knowledge imparted during the training in their day to day working.

Contact: Shri J.R. Singla, Faculty I/C, CLJG, E-mail: law@mgsipap.org