Bagchi’s statement was in response to unfounded remarks made about India, particularly in relation to Jammu and Kashmir.
Altogether 47 participants from the NHRIs of 14 Global South countries are likely to attend the event, the NHRC said on Sunday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday stressed the urgent need for a multilateral system that reflects contemporary global realities, one that is better equipped to respond to modern challenges.
Organising secretary of the West Bengal state board of the International Human Rights Council Utpal Roy has urged chief minister Mamata Banerjee to address the acute shortage of mental hospitals and government-run rehabilitation centres in north Bengal.
In December 1978, Jimmy Carter who has died aged 100 outlined his belief that American strategic decisions abroad should be shaped by an adherence to human rights. “Human rights is the soul of our foreign policy … because human rights is the soul of our sense of nationhood.”
Tibet's exiled political leader Penpa Tsering said that it is unfair for Australia to punish nations such as Iran and Russia for human rights abuses while letting China off the hook because it is Australia's biggest trading partner, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Neither the Central Government nor the State Governments/Union Territories have come forward with a scheme for its implementation and for the benefit of the various sections of the society, said NHRC in its order.
According to the Human Rights report, drastic loss of aid will leave many Afghans poorer and hungrier
The central team would focus on several issues starting from alleged corruption in school teachers and group D employees recruitment, political violence leading to incidents of murders, reports of bomb blasts in many areas across districts and other law and order problems in the state
The Commission has sought the report due to the alleged negligence of doctors and questioned the condition of hospitals in the state.
