The statement issued by as many as 71 individuals and members of various human rights organisations contended that the public has the right to know the basis for the decision of the Modi-led selection committee.
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, June 2
Justice Arun Mishra, a former Supreme Court judge, on Wednesday took over as the chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission, which was headless since
A big casualty of the appointment of a person like Justice Mishra will be the trust and confidence of people, especially victims of rights violations in the independence of the NHRC.
CHENNAI: Human rights organisations, activists and politicians demanded that the Centre cancel the appointment of former Supreme Court judge Justice Arun Kumar Mishra as the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). They termed the appointment as a “brazen and deliberate blow” to the Constitution by the Union government.
“The decision made by the Narendra Modi-led government smacks of brazen arrogance and indifference to public opinion and once against highlights the cynical disdain of the government for democratic norms and constitutional proprieties,” according to a joint statement signed by 68 human rights activists, lawyers, writers and journalists across the country. The activists who issued the statement include retired IAS officer M G Devasahayam, People s Union for Civil Liberties general secretary Dr V Suresh and Henri Tiphagne of People’s Watch.