Safeguarding the interests of economy & welfare of the nation is the main challenge faced by the young generation at present, says NHRC Chairperson, Mr. Justice Arun Mishra

New Delhi, 15th March, 2022

Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission today said that internet aided communication has brought in a lot of positive changes in our lives across the world but it has also led to cyber-crimes and digital divide. Cyber space is being used not only for the financial and economic offences but also for sponsoring hate speeches bordering on terrorism or incitement in different parts of the world impacting peace and harmony.

Justice Mishra was addressing the student interns at a function organized to present them their Internship Certificates in New Delhi today in the presence of the Secretary General, Mr. Bimbadhar Pradhan, Director General (Investigation), Mr. Santosh Mehra, Registrar (Law), Mr. Surajit Dey and Joint Secretary, Mr. Harish Chandra Chaudhary and other senior officers.

Congratulating the 59 students for successful completion of their internship, Justice Mishra said that safeguarding the interests of economy & welfare of the nation is the main challenge faced by the young generation at present. He expressed the hope that they would think and constructively do things differently to be successful in life. He said that we need to promote indigenous goods and services so as not to end up paying excessive amount in the name of purchasing branded goods and apparels, some of which may have in fact being locally produced.

Justice Mishra expressed concern that the cyber technology, which has proven time and again to be an effective tool for managing people’s welfare is being mostly misused and falls in the trap of dark web. He said that the real challenge in the matter of cyber-crime is regarding the jurisdiction, when it becomes difficult to find out the place of delivery of tangible goods and the trail and destination of the money.

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