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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said that India has been unequivocal in its commitment to preservation and protection of human rights globally as well as within country. Addressing a function in New Delhi organised on the occasion of Human Rights Day, Mr Naidu said, human rights are rights inherent to all human beings without discrimination.
He said, India is a signatory to several of the core international human rights and International Labour Organization conventions. He said, despite formidable human rights protection framework, there are several human rights challenges confronting the nation. He said, poverty is the biggest affront to human dignity and it is a challenge to the whole world.
The Vice President said, any violence and senseless killings are the worst forms of violation of human rights and need to be dealt with accordingly. He said, without peace, there can not be progress and urged United nation to take firm action against terrorism.
Mr Naidu also said that women empowerment and gender equality are important issues for the democracy as the position of women is still precarious, especially in rural areas. He further said, gender inequality is among the key social disparities that keeps large numbers of women on the margin of new India.