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Jamia Millia Islamia students march for human
rights in Northeast
Wednesday October 03, 2012 07:30:40 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Violation of
human rights is a combination of communalism, casteism,
regionalism and lack of respect for law, said Jamia Millia Islamia
Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung here Wednesday.
"Universities like Jamia must sensitise their students to be at
the forefront of understanding and helping resolve these issues,"
Jung told IANS during a 'Peace Walk for Human Rights in the
Northeast'.
The march was organised by the university's Centre for North East
Studies and Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women's Studies.
It was part of a three-day workshop to sensitive students about
human rights violations in the northeastern region.
"The focus in the last few weeks in Jamia has not just been on the
northeast, but on human rights issues across India. In this
context, we have had two big seminars on Assam and Maoist-affected
areas," said Jung.
Centre for North East Studies director Sanjoy Hazarika said the
march's objective was to involve students from Jamia because
people still did not know about the issues.
"While the march intended as a visual expression, the workshop
aims to familiarise participants with the complexities of the
region," he said.
The workshop participants are faculty members and students from
different departments -- from political science and human rights
to geography and computer sciences.
Sarojini Naidu Centre for Women's Studies director Bulbul
Dar-James said they were expecting solutions from participants not
just from the northeastern region but also other parts of the
country.
"We want to do away with the sense of exclusion," she said.
Also, works of photographers from the northeastern region
capturing the turmoil are being exhibited at the university's M.F.
Husain Art Gallery.
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