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Srinagar: Continuing with activities under the umbrella of Y20 and G20 celebrations, the National Service Scheme, University of Kashmir, organised more events at the main and north campuses to broaden its outreach initiatives. Programme Coordinator NSS KU, Dr Mussavir Ahmad said these programmes were held on directions of Vice-Chancellor, Prof Nilofer Khan. An awareness camp on women’s health and hygiene was organised

Coordinator, Department of Politics and Governance, Central University of Kashmir, Khalid Hassan critically evaluated the influence of western philosophical thought on human rights jurisprudence. “The human rights discourse was essentially elitist in its approach and this was the primary reason for its failure to address the needs of the marginalised sections of the society,” he said. Mir Mubashir Altaf from KU’s School of Law highlighted, from the constitutional law perspective the issue of women’s rights in the country. He said that while the constitution provides a rights-based fra...

  Srinagar: Academics and legal experts have called for raising levels of public awareness to ensure that human rights of marginalised sections of society are protected with greater seriousness amid new challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. They were addressing a webinar, organised by Kashmir University’s National Service Scheme (NSS), to mark the Human Rights Day, observed every year on December 10. In his keynote address, Prof M Afzal Wani, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Delhi, asserted that respect for human rights is imperative to lay foundations of a peaceful society....