New human rights challenges emerging amid climate: Ram Nath Kovind
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday cautioned that rapid technological and environmental changes are creating new human rights challenges, particularly for workers in the informal sector and those facing climate-induced displacement.
"Economic progress must always walk hand in hand with human dignity," he said, adding, "Climate change is no longer only an environmental concern and it is becoming a human rights imperative."
Speaking at the 32nd Foundation Day of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Conference on Human Rights of Prison Inmates, Kovind said that India's progress must be measured not only in economic terms but in how it upholds the dignity and well-being of its most vulnerable citizens.
