Amit Shah Calls For Fresh Human Rights Approach

Amit Shah surprised many with his take on how human rights ought to be defined.

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00:00I understand that today there is a trend of custodial death and police atrocity.

00:09But in terms of human rights, India and the rest of the world have different beliefs and situations.

00:19If we evaluate this from the perspective of the rest of the world, it may not be right.

00:30The Indian government should never allow the death of a person who is a victim of terrorism.

00:33This is a very important issue.

00:35We are thinking about this issue.

00:37In the last five years, we have seen that people are not aware of the reality of the situation.

00:42There is a lot of hatred and discrimination.

00:44When the government gets rid of the terrorist, it is not just a matter of money.

00:46It is a matter of human rights.

00:48We have to make sure that there is no corruption.

00:50We have to make sure that there is no corruption.

00:52Terrorism and crime.

01:24After 1990, 40,000 people in Kashmir faced terrorism.

01:32Their families have no human rights.

01:35I believe that the people who have suffered from terrorism and Naxalism,

01:41those who have been hurt by it,

01:45no one has violated their human rights more than them.

01:50But India and the rest of the world have different beliefs and situations regarding human rights.

02:00If we evaluate this from the perspective of the rest of the world,

02:06it may not be right.

02:09As far as children are concerned,

02:125 crore people in the country live without a home.

02:18So don't they have a violation of their human rights?

02:223.5 crore people who have not received electricity after 70 years of independence,

02:29don't they have a violation of their human rights?

02:32Even today, in about 10 crore families,

02:36a few years ago, toilets were not available.

02:41It was not a violation of women's human rights.

02:44But it has never been discussed from this perspective.

02:48For the first time since 2014, after independence,

02:53Narendra Modi government has taken all these problems one by one,

03:00and has tried to protect the human rights of more than 70 crore people.

03:08But I believe that it needs to be put in front of the world.