NEW DELHI (AMN): The Government of India is committed to protect the human rights of citizens including minorities. Minister of Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid said in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha on a recent report of an international NGO, Minority Rights Group International, in respect of minorities in the country.
The minister said that the Indian Constitution contains extensive safeguards for the protection of human rights. In addition, the National Human Rights Commission has also been set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to provide an effective mechanism for the promotion and protection of human rights and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Khurshid said that the Government has also set up the National Commission for Minorities to monitor the working of the safeguards provided in the Constitution and in laws enacted by Parliament and the State Legislatures and make recommendations for the effective implementation of safeguards for the protection of the interests of Minorities by the Central Government or the State Governments.