Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that giving value to human rights is part of the DNA of India, which has no history of aggression against any country in the world.
He was speaking on the Human Rights Day function of the National Human Rights Commission. Mr Naidu said that terror has no religion and that it poses a serious threat to humanity. “It is time that the United Nations concluded with the process of defining terror and acted against it by taking stringent action,” he said.
He added that power comes from ballot not from bullet and those who seek to change system, have no right to kill people. They should join public life and change system.
NHRC chairperson H.L. Dattu said that in India, despite multiple challenges, the Constitution and democratic polity has ensured inclusivity and a respect for human rights.
“The Commission has been observing Human Rights Day each year, with a view to renew and reiterate its unwavering commitment to the cause of human rights,” said Justice Dattu.
Marking the Human Rights Day celebrations, Mr. Naidu released three NHRC publications, including two journals in Hindi and English respectively, carrying articles on important aspects of human rights issues by eminent persons as well as a book titled ‘ Standard Operating Procedures( SOP) for Combating Trafficking of Persons in India’.