LAHORE: (Monday, December 10, 2012): Punjab University Center for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in collaboration with Department of Political Science and Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Department, Government of the Punjab organized a one day seminar on “Human Rights in 21 Century” in Undergraduates Study Centre’s Al Raazi Haal in connection with World Human Rights Day. Department of Political Science Chairperson & CSAS Director Prof Dr Umbreen Javaid and Human Rights and Minorities Affairs Department Deputy Director Muhammad Yousaf, Advocate (SC) Abid Hassan Manto, and Research Society, Lahore (Law) advocate Ali Sultan threw light on the topic while faculty members and a large number of students also participated in the seminar. Ali Sultan said that although the declaration of the human rights was adopted in general assembly in 1948 but Pakistan adopted this treaty after about 40 years. He said there was a much violation of human rights in Pakistan, however, to check this violation along with other steps our civil society, NGOs, Govt departments etc should try to spread awareness about human rights. Abid Hassan Manto said that there was no use of just making laws on human rights because laws already existed. He said that no court could enforce laws regarding human rights, however, our civil society including students, politicians, scholars and intellectuals should try to make efforts to change the mindset that did not accept such laws.