
‘Every govt official should be human rights defender’
The Hindu
K. Baijunath, judicial member of the State Human Rights Commission, said here on Monday that the aim of all laws was to protect human rights and every government official should be a defener of human
K. Baijunath, judicial member of the State Human Rights Commission, said here on Monday that the aim of all laws was to protect human rights and every government official should be a defener of human rights.
He was speaking after inaugurating an awareness programme organised jointly by the State Human Rights Commission and Kannur District Police for police officers at the City Police Hall here.
Complaints against police officers could end if they treated properly those who came before them with complaints.

Former CM B.S. Yediyurappa had challenged the first information report registered on March 14, 2024, on the alleged incident that occurred on February 2, 2024, the chargesheet filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), and the February 28, 2025, order of taking cognisance of offences afresh by the trial court.