NESOHR conducts Rights workshop

[TamilNet, Friday, 28 October 2005, 10:45 GMT]
North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESOHR), a rights organization led by Rev.Fr Karunaratnam, operating in the NorthEast, held a workshop on human rights issues for school prinicipals, teachers and students at the Puthukkudiyiruppu High School auditoriam Thursday, sources in Mullaithivu said.

More than 200 students and school staff participated in the event which covered material embodied in the United Nations Human Rights charter which was adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948, and other covenants of International human rights.

A package of material including a booklet covering the essential material from the above was distributed to the attendees.

Fr. Karunaratnam led the workshop and the discussions that followed the workshop.