145;NGOs play critical role in ensuring human rights146;

The proposed Bill is aimed at consolidating the law to regulate acceptance and utilisation of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality and prohibit it for any activities detrimental to national interests. Some NGOs feel that some of the specifics of the Bill may affect funds flows to them. Voicing the concerns raised by some NGOs, Sen made his displeasure to the Bill known on the occasion.

He emphasised the importance of unobstructed public discussion towards protecting the human rights in any society. He said public force generated through public discussion had a big role to play towards enforcing the human rights in any society. That is why, other institutions like the media and NGOs needed to play a fair part in making the human rights a legal obligation for the state.

He said NGOs are one of the active components that have been active in enforcement of universal human rights values through their actions of advocating and criticism of policies.