The Students’ Council members of St Aloysius PU College meaningfully celebrated the Human Rights Day on 10 December 2020 on a virtual platform. The various Human Rights were demonstrated in an innovative way which was premiered live https://youtu.be/vevOyxD4P5E 

Harsha Raj Gatty, Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism at St Agnes College, was the guest speaker for the occasion. Harsha Gatty has served as a journalist for almost a decade; as a crime beat reporter for Deccan Herald, as a State Correspondent for The Indian Express and later in the digital media. In 2012, he was awarded Fellowship by the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT), Union Ministry of Home Affairs for his research on Right to Information Act. In 2017. He started news media agency Subs and Scribes Media Ventures, catering to the news requirement of media portals such as First Post, Outlook media, The Quint and others. Harsha Gatty is a certified trainer for media houses by Google on the identification of fake news and fact-checking.

In his message, Harsha Gatty stated that the Constitution is the protector of human rights. He emphasized the significance of freedom of speech and expression and how this could be used to effectively to voice opinions on matters of national importance. He felt that digital communication has made it possible for the youth to express the opinions easily and therefore has to be used responsibly and constructively. 

The event helped the students to understand the theme and history of Human Rights day.

 Every year Human Rights Day – a United Nations designated day – is observed on December 10. This year’s Human Rights Day focuses on the devastating fallout of COVID-19 pandemic on the underprivileged people, children, and women and the need to “build back better by ensuring human rights are central to recovery efforts”. The UN encourages nations “to create equal opportunities for all” and address the issues of inequality, exclusion and discrimination. Human Rights Day is a great opportunity to spread awareness about the importance of human rights in our communities and worldwide solidarity in re-building after the pandemic.