SJC celebrated Human Rights Day in commemoration of the International Human Rights Day from December 04 to December 10. Various issues related to child rights, women rights andhuman rights were raised and discussed. Students from various colleges participated in the event.
The Chief Guests of the day was Nine Naik, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Prof. Jeevan Kumar from the Political Science Department of Bangalore University. Among the speakers invited were Ms. Geeta Menon, Mathews Philips and Manohar who shared views on Human, Women and Child Rights. This was followed by cultural programs organized by the students from MSW (Masters in Social Work) Department.
“Each day has been dedicated to one issue. We want more youth prticipating in such events as they can help bring about a change. We want to sensitise the youth. This is why we are organising events like these in colleges,” said Nirumal from SICHREM (South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring).
Students were divided into 12 groups. Students from different colleges - Mount Carmel College, Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College and St Josephs were given the opportunity to present a Human Rights Case and suggest a pragmatic solution for the same.
This was followed by a Valedictory function. The event will conclude with a rally starting from St Josephs College to Town Hall. A candlelight vigil was observed. This was the final day of a week long event. Competitions were held over the week including collage, face painting, essay writing, poetry etc. with the common theme -discrimination.
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