Press Note

ALIGARH, September 21: Human Rights activist and Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, AMU, Dr. Muhibul Haq said that terrorism has become biggest danger to peace and humanity in the world. He said that United Nation should make sincere efforts to wipe out the menace and must impose ban on the countries which are violating human rights. He was delivering a Lecture on Terrorism and Violence: In the Light of Human Rights organized by Law Society of the Faculty of Law. He drew the attention towards the fact that winning war on terrorism is not easy. He cited examples of Iraq and Afghanistan and said that many innocent people were killed in the name of war on terrorism.




Incharge of the Law Society Dr. Shakeel Samdani said that the countries and organizations which are violating human rights presently are those who have received teachings on human rights late. Islam introduced the world with human rights 1400 years back. It taught human beings to treat other humans in a humanly way and called human race as Ashraf-ul-Makhlukhat whereas America and Western countries have given importance to it only in 20th century. He warned that if United Nations did not pay due attention immediately then people will lost trust in it.



During the seminar large number of students questioned the speakers. Some students like Mohd. Khurram, Sidharth Gautam, Waseem Ahmad Shah, Arif Yasin Jouder, Tanvir Ahmad and Ms. Romana particularly grilled the speakers.

Dr. Mohibul Haq addressing the Law Society function. Dr. Shakeel Samdani also seen