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Chief Justice Prakashman Singh Raut has said that although courts across the country and thousands of case files were burned during the “Genji Movement,” the commitment to justice itself has not been destroyed.

He said this while speaking at a program organized in Janakpur on the occasion of International Human Rights Day.

He mentioned that during the protest on Bhadra 24, courts and the Bar Association offices were all set on fire. According to him, both the history and property of the Nepali people were burned during the movement.

Chief Justice Raut made it clear that human rights issues must be kept separate from politics.

He stated that human rights issues have recently been becoming extremely complex, intricate, and sensitive.

He also mentioned that if politics enters the sphere of human rights, it becomes toxic. He emphasized the need to keep human rights away from the web and clutches of political influence.

He said, “If politics enters human rights, the environment becomes toxic. If human rights are viewed through the lens of individual political ideology, its universal acceptance, recognition, significance, and essence will undoubtedly be affected. Therefore, only when we rise above personal opinions and individual beliefs to understand human rights, can its respect, protection, and promotion be ensured. You must separate human rights from the toxic cycle and grip of politics.”

Because human rights are closely linked with justice, they are even more sensitive, he added.

The Nepal Bar Association has organized a two-day National Human Rights Seminar in Janakpur. Lawyers from all over the country are participating in the program.

The seminar, which will run until Thursday, is expected to issue the “Janakpurdham Declaration.”

Published: Mangsir 24, 2082 (Wednesday), 17:05