Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights" is written by ‘Leah Levin’. He is a famous British human rights specialist. Levin shows the need for emphasizing the importance of human rights. He describes the various stages of the formation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He explains the fundamental objectives and provisions of the charter.
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All humans beings are equal in dignity and rights. Human life and human dignity have been disregarded during history and continue to be disregarded even today. Discrimination is existed due to ignorance, prejudice. The basis of discrimination is caste or class has existed in modern times.
Magna Carta(1215), the petition of Rights and the Bill of Rights were the initial attempts made in England to write down human rights in the form of a document. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the American Bill of Rights were the next attempts. The first international treaties were about the acceptance of freedom of and religion and end of Slavery. After the first world war, the League of Nations tried to undertake the protection of minorities in a few countries. The second world war saw the misuse of human life and dignity. Thus, it became clear that international instruments were needed to protect human rights. So, the charter of the united states was established with the objective to save the next generations from war and to make strong faith in human rights and in equal rights of men and women.
Charter is a treaty, So it is a legally binding document. All United Nations Member states must keep faith in the rules of the chart. It includes obligations to promote respect for human rights observance of human rights and to co-operate with the United Nations and other nations at attaining this aim. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted on 10 December 1948 in the General Assembly.
Human Rights are relevant even today. Violation of human rights can be seen all over the world. The human rights situation in India is disappointing. Untouchability discrimination on account of birth, child labour is widely prevalent. The biggest single cause of human rights violations in India is the slow economic growth and poverty. There is no effective machinery for examining a complaint relating to violation of Human Rights. The Government should take strict action to protect an individual as well as human rights.
Gagandeep Kaur Chahal
(Assistant Professor English)
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