Dr.
Anthony Raju , Advocate , Supreme Court and Global Chairman All India Council
of Human Rights, Liberties and Social Justice talks human rights in Tamilnadu speech
Dr. Anthony Raju , Advocate , Top Human Rights Activist of the India told an audience in a
Global Peace Conference held at Hosur, Tamilnadu that governments around the
world should be vocal, consistent, principled and transparent about human
rights.
Dr. Raju was speaking at the opening of a Global
Peace Conference in Hosur . He was a headline speaker at the annual event with
other speakers.
"The first
piece of advice I would have from my experience is that governments need to be
vocal about human rights," He said.
He said whole world is facing "an unprecedented human
rights crisis." He urged that criticism of ruling systems be met with
dialogue, not prison terms, and that protests be met with "crowd
control," not bullets.
"My advice to you is not only to be vocal and
consistent, but also to be principled in communications about human rights. The
fourth suggestion I have is to be quick," He said. "Governments must
be prepared to be transparent and get their message out first."
Dr Raju mentioned
countries such as Sudan, Iran and North Korea in her 12-minute speech, however
He made no specific references to rights abuses in Gulf Arab countries or the
humanitarian toll of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen, which the
UAE is taking part in.
Dr Raju has taken
on high-profile international cases in various countries.
