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Human Rights
Human Rights | | Submitted to: Ms. Padmaja | Subject: Contemporary issues |

Subject:
Human Rights – Evolution and Significance (UDHR, CEDAW, CRC, DRD)

Submitted by:
Sujith Sudhakaran ………………..27
Nishad Neelambaran ………………..28
Dhanya Balakrishnan ………………...64
Pooja Nair ………………..73
Abhi Varrier ………………113

Certificate

S.K. Somaiya College of Arts, Science & Commerce

This is to certify that the below given assignment of
Contemporary Issues is complete and submitted as per schedule to
Ms. Padmaja.
On the topic
HUMAN RIGHTS

Signature Signature Signature
(Principal) (Head of dept.) (Prof.In charge)

Acknowledgement
We owe a great many thanks to great many people who helped and supported us during the writing of this project.
Our deepest thanks to our Professor Padmaja, the guide of the project for guiding and correcting various documents of ours with attention and care.
We express our thanks to the Principal of S.K.Somaiya College, Mrs.Sangita Kohli, for extending her support.
We would also like to thank our Institution and faculty members without whom this project would have been distant reality. We also extend our heartfelt thanks to our family members and well-wishers.

Index Content | Page Number | Introduction | 4 | History | 5 | The Evolution of Human Rights | 8 | Human Rights Violation | 13 | Major Treaties * Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) * Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) * Declaration on the Right to Development (DRD) * Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) | 1414223844 | Reference | 49 |

Introduction
Human rights are commonly understood as "inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal (applicable everywhere) and

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