A Salesian priest was conferred with 12th International Human Rights Award for his contribution to peace with media reforms by the Delhi-based All India Council of Human Rights Council.
Father C.M. Paul of the Calcutta Salesian province, currently working as Vice Principal at Salesian College, Siliguri in West Bengal, was presented with the award on December 10, the International Human Rights Day, at the Lodhi Road Islamic Centre Auditorium in New Delhi.
Accepting the award, Father Paul said, “This award is for all those who suffer injustice human rights violation silently.”
Speaking at the panel discussion prior to the award function, a veteran in the field of communication, Father Paul said, “If you have been a victim of human rights violation and injustice, only then you can be a voice for the voiceless. Let us join hands to pledge to protect human rights in our neighbourhood, society and country at large.”
Fr C M Paul on the extreme rightThe native of the southern Indian state is the founder director of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at Assam Don Bosco University, Guwahati, and Salesian College, Sonada. He is also the founder director of Radio Salesian 90.8 FM in 2016 and Salesian TV (YouYube) in 2018 at Salesian College, Darjeeling.