Department of Information and Public Relations

Press Release No. 1041/20

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY OBSERVED

The Legal Care and Support Centre, Department of Law, North Eastern Hills University, Shillong in collaboration with the Meghalaya Legal Services Authority today organised a webinar on Human Rights Day today at Shillong as part of Human Rights Day 2020. Shri N. A. Khan, District and Sessions Judge and Member Secretary, Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority delivered the keynote address while Ms. Angel Habamon Syiem, Assistant Professor, Department of Law, Tezpur University and Ms. Badapbiang Tariang Dkhar, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Law School participated as resource persons. In his keynote address, Shri Khan said that human rights is a birthright and therefore inherent in all individuals, irrespective of caste, religion, sex, nationality. Stating that these rights are essential for all individuals, Shri Khan added that human rights are also sometimes referred to as fundamental rights, basic rights and natural rights.

As we observed Human Rights Day, Shri Khan opined it is the time for us to introspect and reflect how far have we been able to achieve this noble objective of protecting, preserving, propagating human rights and if we are not aware of these rights it would pose a great threat to the entire existence of the human race. He also informed that the State Legal Services Authority is open to everyone for any assistance and clarification of any doubt regarding legal matters. The programme was followed by the deliberation on the topics “Pandemic and Human Rights” and “Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples” presented by the resource persons.