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 framework in this regard, reality on the ground is different.
In his message for the webinar, Coordinator NSS Musavir Ahmad said COVID19 pandemic had posed new challenges vis-à-vis protection of human rights of marginalised sections of society.