A webinar on the Significance of Human Rights and Socio-Economic Justice was organised by St Aloysius Pre University College for its teaching staff recently. The Resource person, Lara Jesnani, Advocate, Mumbai High Court addressed the teaching staff of St Aloysius PU College. Jesnani has been practising law in Indian courts for over a decade and is currently an independent litigator with her primary practice based out of Mumbai High Court and National Green Tribunal. She is an Ad-Hoc Committee member of the Maharashtra unit of People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). She is also a National Working Committee member of People’s Commission on Shrinking Democratic Spaces (PCSDS) and a part of Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA).
Speaking to the faculty, Lara Jesnani said that we are equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. She also highlighted on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations. Mark Pereira introduced the Resource Person to the participants and Meural Furtado proposed the Vote of thanks.132 staff enthusiastically participated in this Webinar.
