A one-day basic training programme on human rights was organised at Aryabhatt seminar hall of Vinoba Bhave University as per the guidelines of the sponsors, the National Human Right Commission, New Delhi, here on Monday. V-C professor Gurdeep Singh presided the programme in which 100 selected students of different departments of VBU took part.
Chief guest V-C of national University for study and research in law, Ranchi, BC Nirmal said that the western world claims to be ahead on the benchmark of human rights but actually India is ahead of all. In our country we not only take care of rights of human beings but of environment, other living organisms, river, hills, forests etc. In his speech he gave a detailed account of the condition of Human Rights at world level and in India.
DC Hazaribagh Ravi Shankar Shukla inaugurated the programme with other guests and in his inaugural speech talked about the universal declaration on human rights and protection of human rights act 1993. In the second session Jaishree of CRPF Cobra battalion talked on topics sexual harassment of women at work place and complaint mechanism. She also spoke on the problem of women trafficking and violence against women and their protection by domestic violence act 2005.
In third session advocate Bhaiya Mukesh Kumar and Professor Joydeep Sanyal principal law college VBU briefed the participants on the rights of child labour and illustrated the child labor prohibition and regulation act 1986. They also gave a detailed account on the topic juvenile justice.
In evening session Rupam Prasad, superintendent JP Central Jail spoke on the human rights of Jail inmates specially of women inmates. Citing some personal experiences she convinced the trainees on the problems faced by jail inmates and their rights to get justice. In the closing session DIG Bheemsen Tuti talked on arrest guidelines and legal provisions and the provisions of NHRC on matters like custodial torture and death. He also spoke on police reforms. Margret lakra HOD political science welcomed everyone in this training program. Prof Sukalyan Moitra anchored the program while Pramod Kumar presented vote of thanks.