Karachi, December 10, 2022 (PPI-OT):Surendar Valasai, Special Assistant to Chief Minister for Human Rights has said that Sindh was leading in the legislation for protection and promotion of Human Rights and asked the other provinces to follow its path to make the country more human rights friendly country in the sub-continent.
He was addressing the “Discussion on Strategies to Promote Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms in Sindh” organized by Sindh Human Rights Department on the occasion of International Human Rights Day. The event was chaired by him and attended by the members of Provincial Human Rights Vigilance Committee and representatives of civil society organizations working for the promotion and protection of human rights in Sindh.
Surendar Valasai said that PPP Government has always remained supportive to the rights of most marginalized sections of society in country including in Sindh. Government of Sindh led Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah under the guidelines of worthy leadership of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has made record legislation on human rights of women, children, religious minorities, peasants, agricultural workers, and differently-abled persons. He added that Commission for the Protection of Journalists and other Media Practitioners and Provincial Advisory Council for Empowerment of Disabilities have recently notified in Sindh.
While providing background to the program Secretary Human Rights Department Jawed Sibghatullah Mahar shared that Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on 10th December. On this day United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This year, the day is celebrated under the theme “The 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights”. Pakistan signed UDHR in 1948. Iqbal Detho, Human Rights Expert stressed that Training Management and Research (TMR) of Government of Sindh must incorporate human rights in the curriculum to train the bureaucrats on Human Rights.
The participants of the program extended a range of suggestions to Human Rights Department such as sensitization of criminal justice institutions including police on human rights, incorporating human rights in the syllabus at the school, college and university level, raising awareness on human rights among the grassroots communities, legislation on transgender persons rights, establishing help line on human rights violations in Sindh and formation of district human rights committees across Sindh.
Others who spoke in the event include Ayoub Khosa, member Sindh Human Rights Commission, Surya Jatoi, Sardar Nazakat Hussain, Nagma Iqtiqar, parliamentary experts, Sajida Andleeb, Fida Dahar, Moazzam Jahan, Trans rights activist and Dodo Chandio. Earlier, an Awareness Walk for human rights was also organized by the Human Rights Department led by Surendar Valasai from Sindh Assembly to Karachi Press Club, which was joined by political, social and human rights workers including Senator Gianchand, Iqbal Detho, Ayub Khosa, Sagar Samejo, Sikandar Hulio and others.
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