Let’s not impose our culture upon others: NHRC

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson, Justice Arun Mishra on Friday said that the Indian civilizational ethos is blessed with the power of assimilation and not the imposition of thoughts.
Mishra was addressing the closing ceremony of the NHRC-IGNCA National Conference in Delhi.
“Indian civilizational ethos is blessed with the power of assimilation of different streams of ideas and faiths, as we want to improve and not impose our culture upon others, which may amount to a violation of human rights,” said Mishra.
He said that the concept of respecting human rights can be sustained only by understanding that this is an integral part of sustainable development and the carbon emissions should be taken note of.
He said that today the world is facing destructive weapons, posing a serious threat to the environment and humanity.
“The use of destructive weapons benefits only their manufacturers and not the common people. India’s doctrine of nuclear policy is a manifestation of its past ideology that prohibits the use of weapons of mass destruction, which only harm humanity. It has reflected both in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata when the use of weapons of mass destruction was prohibited,” he added.