(July 17, 2017, Varanasi, Sri Lanka Guardian) “Accountability
and transparency are important values for me. There are no rights without
accountability and transparency. If as a human rights organization, we are
asking for accountability and transparency by the government and corporation,
so we need to implement ourselves too,” Lenin Raghuvanshi an eminent human
rights defender based in #Varanasi, India told in an interview with the Sri
Lanka Guardian’s recently launched initiative “Redefining the Civil Societies
in Asia.”
“The people must believe in themselves. The need of the hour is
to create new dynamics and debate for plural, humane and inclusive world”, he
said
“Our forefathers were freedom fighters. Three of them rose
against the tyranny of the Raj in 1857 and were executed,” Lenin recalled his
ancestors.
The awards winning defender sat with Nilantha Ilangamuwa of Sri
Lanka #Guardian to talk the variety of issues in the area he works.
#pvchr #srilanka #asia #u4humanrights
