Amit Shah, Once Accused in Fake Encounter Cases, Chief Guest at Rights Body Event

'Home minister Amit Shah was the chief guest at the National Human Rights Commission’s Foundation Day celebrations on Saturday, October 12. The NHRC has existed as a body for 26 years, since 1993, and has reportedly disposed of nearly 18 lakh cases. It has directed about Rs 176 crore of relief to various victims of human rights violations. The current chairperson of the NHRC, a quasi-judicial body with the powers of a civil court, is Justice H.L. Dattu. Though Shah, as Union home minister, is responsible for law and order and security in the country, he is not known to be a politician with strong concerns about human rights. He recently gave a speech where he questioned the argument that the 65-day communications blockade imposed on the people of Kashmir was a human rights violation...'