Privat­e media was kept away to cover the histor­ical event by the federa­l minist­ry of human rights­ISLAMABAD : Pakistan is hosting the first-ever international moot on human rights to jointly celebrate the 70th Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) anniversary by reaffirming its national commitment to protect human rights. To cover this up, the federal minister of human rights inaugurated the international moot instead. Human rights module developed to help govt officials work with UN systemThe private media, both print and electronic was kept away to cover the historical event by the federal ministry of human rights, which ironically created a hype about the conference on social media. Talking heads: Human rights moot due in capitalThe international moot covered numerous important topics and had detailed debates on topics like ‘Protecting Women and Children under National and International Frameworks”, “Humanity under Climate Change” and “Environmental Rights are Human Rights” among others. Several reports on various issues related to human rights were also launched on the second day of the moot, according to the official.

Source: The Express Tribune February 20, 2018 15:59 UTC