By TCN News,
Chennai: With an aim to guide the activists on various Human rights issues, the Tamilnadu chapter of National Confederation of Human Rights Organisations (NCHRO) organized a two day Human Rights Workshop at Chennai.
Adv Rajni is interacting with participants.
The workshop was conducted on July 30 and 31 at Madras Reporters Guild and it was attended by many activists and lawyers.
Prof A. Marx, Chairperson, NCHRO, presided over the programme and delivered inaugural address. The workshop started with the welcome speech of Adv. N.M. Shajahan, State General Secretary, NCHRO and Adv. A. Mohamed Yusuff, National Secretary, NCHRO delivered the introductory speech.
Adv. Karunanithi is interacting with participants.
Following subjects were discussed in brief during the workshop:
Human Rights Situation in India and Need of Human Rights Activism, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and International Human Rights Conventions, FIR to Trial: Procedures and Documentation in Regular Penal laws and Draconian laws, How to use RTI as a weapon?, Documenting Human Rights Violations and the Illegal Practices of the Police against Citizens, Fact Finding Modalities, Domestic Violation Act and Defending Women’s Rights, Media and Human Rights, Human Rights: Theory and Practice, Human Rights Laws in India, National & International Human Rights Organisations and How to Approach them, How to be a Firm and Steadfast Defender of Human Rights.
Other participants including Adv. Bavani. Ba. Mohan, State President, NCHRO, Reny Ayline, National Secretary, NCHRO, Krishnaveni, Human Rights Activist, Chennai, Adv. Rajni, People’s Union for Human Rights – PUHR, Madurai, Peer Mohamed, Journalist, Chennai, Adv. Karunanithi, Human Rights Activist, Madurai and Adv. K.P. Mohamed Sheriff, Vice-Chairperson, NCHRO also delivered lectures on different human rights issues.
Mohamed Sheikh Ansari, State General Secretary, Popular Front of India delivered concluding speech. Adv. A. Syed Abdul Kather, State PRO, NCHRO delivered vote of thanks.