**Executive Summary**
The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, addressed the Human Rights Day celebration organized by the National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi on December 10, 2025. The President emphasized the importance of universal human rights, linking them to the vision of the Constitution and the development of a just and compassionate society, also emphasizing the duty to protect the rights and dignity of all citizens. The President also launched the NHRC India Mobile App.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Human Rights Importance:**
* Universal human rights are inalienable and form the bedrock of a just and equitable society.
* Human rights promote social democracy and encompass the right to live without fear, learn without barriers, work without exploitation, and age with dignity.
* Human rights cannot be divorced from development.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* The government is working to ensure access to essential services for all, securing dignity for every household.
* The government has notified the implementation of major reforms through the four Labour Codes related to wages, industrial relations, social security, and occupational safety.
* **National Human Rights Commission (NHRC):**
* The NHRC, State Human Rights Commissions, the judiciary, and civil society have functioned as alert sentinels of Constitutional conscience.
* The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of issues concerning people from the Scheduled Caste and the Scheduled Tribe communities, as well as women and children.
* The NHRC organized a conference on women's safety in public places and workplaces.
* The President launched the NHRC India Mobile App.
* **Shared Responsibility:**
* Protecting the rights and dignity of fellow citizens is a shared duty that rests with everyone.
**Impact Analysis**
**Citizens of India**
* **Impact:** Reinforced awareness of human rights, government initiatives, and the shared responsibility to uphold these rights. The focus on access to essential services and labour reforms directly impacts citizens' daily lives and opportunities.
* **Action Required:** Recognize human rights as everyone's responsibility and contribute to a compassionate and responsible society.
**National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)**
* **Impact:** Acknowledgement of their role in protecting human rights and the promotion of their activities (e.g. conference on women's safety, Mobile App launch).
* **Action Required:** Continue to function as alert sentinels of Constitutional conscience and carry out human rights related work.
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** Reinforcement of focus on translating ideals of the State and the society.
* **Action Required:** Continue translating such expressions into action and ensuring that every-day essential services are available to all.
**State Human Rights Commissions**
* **Impact:** Acknowledgment of their role in protecting human rights
* **Action Required:** Continue to function as alert sentinels of Constitutional conscience and carry out human rights related work.
Key Entities Referenced
National Human Rights Commission: Primary organizer of the Human Rights Day celebration and responsible for upholding human rights in India.
Droupadi Murmu: President of India, who graced and addressed the Human Rights Day celebration.
Human Rights Day: The event being celebrated, focusing on universal human rights.
Viksit Bharat: Mentioned as a national development journey towards which every citizen should be an active participant.
New Delhi: Location of the Human Rights Day celebration.
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA GRACES HUMAN RIGHTS
DAY CELEBRATION ORGANISED BY THE
NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS ARE INALIENABLE AND THEY
FORM THE BEDROCK OF A JUST, EQUITABLE, AND
COMPASSIONATE SOCIETY: PRESIDENT DROUPADI
MURMU
PROTECTING THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF OUR FELLOW
CITIZENS IS A SHARED DUTY: PRESIDENT DROUPADI
MURMU
प्रव तथ: 10 DEC 2025 2:13PM by PIB Delhi
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, graced and addressed the Human Rights Day celebration,
organised by the National Human Rights Commission, in New Delhi today (December 10, 2025).Speaking on the occasion, the President said that Human Rights Day is an occasion to remind us that the
universal human rights are inalienable and they form the bedrock of a just, equitable, and compassionate
society. Seventy-seven years ago, the world came together to articulate a simple yet revolutionary truth:
that every human being is born free and equal in dignity and rights. India played an important role in
shaping a global framework of human rights. Our freedom fighters envisioned a world rooted in human
dignity, equality, and justice.
The President emphasised that human rights must be ensured for all, including the person in the last mile,
in keeping with the philosophy of Antyodaya. She stated that each and every citizen should be an active
participant in the nation’s development journey towards building a Viksit Bharat by 2047. Only then can
development be called inclusive in the real sense.The President said that human rights are contained in the vision of our Constitution. Human rights
promote social democracy. Human rights encompass the right to live without fear, to learn without
barriers, to work without exploitation and to age with dignity. We have reminded the world that human
rights cannot be divorced from development. Also, India has always adhered to the timeless truth: ‘There
is no peace without justice and there is no justice without peace.’
The President was happy to note that the National Human Rights Commission, the State Human Rights
Commissions, along with the judiciary and civil society, have functioned as alert sentinels of our
Constitutional conscience. She noted that over the past few years, the National Human Rights
Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of numerous issues concerning people from the Scheduled
Caste and the Scheduled Tribe communities, as well as women and children. She also noted that the
Human Rights Commission held extensive discussions on the subject of Human Rights of Prison Inmates
during its Foundation Day celebrations this year. She expressed confidence that the discussions will yield
useful results.
The President said that women's empowerment and their welfare are key pillars of human rights. She was
happy to note that NHRC has organized a conference on women's safety in public places and workplaces.
She stated that the conclusions drawn from such conferences can prove crucial in ensuring women's safety
and empowerment.
The President said that the NHRC gives expression to certain ideals of the State and the society. The
Government of India has been translating such expressions into action on a scale never seen before. Over
the last decade, we have witnessed our Nation move ahead with a different approach - from entitlement to
empowerment and from charity to rights. The Government has been working to ensure that every-day
essential services like clean water, electricity, cooking gas, healthcare, banking services, education, and
improved sanitation become available to all. This uplifts every household and secures dignity.
The President said that recently, the Government has notified the implementation of a major reform
through the four Labour Codes related to wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational
safety, health and working conditions. This transformative change lays the foundation for a future-ready
workforce and more resilient industries.The President called upon every citizen to recognize that human rights are not the sole responsibility of
governments, the NHRC, civil society organizations and such other institutions. She said that protecting
the rights and dignity of our fellow citizens is a shared duty. This duty rests with all of us as members of a
compassionate and responsible society.
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