Sri Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Human Rights Convention

The Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh at the inauguration of a Conference of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs), in New Delhi on September 18, 2015.

The Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Justice Cyriac Joseph and other dignitaries are also seen.Speaking after inaugurating a meeting of the NHRC and the SHRC at the National Agricultural Science Complex, the Home Minister stressed the need for strengthening of infrastructure of the Commissions.”There is the problem of lack of infrastructure which needs to be strengthened. It is necessary to solve the problem of infrastructure to make any system effective. The government will implement the recommendations of both the NHRC and the SHRC officers in this regard after reviewing it,” he said.

Referring to some people questioning the death sentence given to the 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon, Mr Singh said, ”Few questions are being raised about the rights of the persons who threatened national security. Some people raise questions about the human rights of the 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon, who was given death sentence by the judiciary.