“Human Rights, Development, Challenges and Democracy”
“Human Rights, Development, Challenges and Democracy”
By:
Hardik Sharma, Aniket Rajpurohit
Institute of Law
NIRMA University
Mailing Address:
C-302, ICB Park,
Near Gota Circle,
Ahmedabad
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(M) 09752562689, 08460699456
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Hardiksharma212@gmail.com
11bal080@nirmauni.ac.in
Abbreviations and Acronyms
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
JJ – Juvenile Justice
NCM – National commission for minorities
NCW – National Commission for Women
NGO - Non-governmental organization
NHRC – National Human rights commission
OVW – Office on Violence against Women
PCMA – Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
PIL – Public Interest Litigation
UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN - United Nations
WHO – World Health Organization.
Human Rights, Development, Challenges and Democracy
Abstract
The protection of Human rights act, 1993 of India, in section 2(d) defines Human rights as the “the right relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual, guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the international covenants, enforceable by courts in India”. The paper deals with the conce[pt and history of human rights that how human rights were officially recognized after II world war by United Nations with the primary goal of bolstering international peace and preventing conflict established a Commission on Human Rights and charged it with the task of drafting a document spelling out the meaning of the fundamental rights and freedoms proclaimed in the Charter. The Government of India did realize the need to establish an independent body for promotion and protection of human rights. The establishment of an autonomous National Human Rights Commission (Commission) by the Government of India reflects its commitment for effective
By:
Hardik Sharma, Aniket Rajpurohit
Institute of Law
NIRMA University
Mailing Address:
C-302, ICB Park,
Near Gota Circle,
Ahmedabad
Contact No:
(M) 09752562689, 08460699456
E-mail ID:
Hardiksharma212@gmail.com
11bal080@nirmauni.ac.in
Abbreviations and Acronyms
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
JJ – Juvenile Justice
NCM – National commission for minorities
NCW – National Commission for Women
NGO - Non-governmental organization
NHRC – National Human rights commission
OVW – Office on Violence against Women
PCMA – Prohibition of Child Marriage Act
PIL – Public Interest Litigation
UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UN - United Nations
WHO – World Health Organization.
Human Rights, Development, Challenges and Democracy
Abstract
The protection of Human rights act, 1993 of India, in section 2(d) defines Human rights as the “the right relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual, guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in the international covenants, enforceable by courts in India”. The paper deals with the conce[pt and history of human rights that how human rights were officially recognized after II world war by United Nations with the primary goal of bolstering international peace and preventing conflict established a Commission on Human Rights and charged it with the task of drafting a document spelling out the meaning of the fundamental rights and freedoms proclaimed in the Charter. The Government of India did realize the need to establish an independent body for promotion and protection of human rights. The establishment of an autonomous National Human Rights Commission (Commission) by the Government of India reflects its commitment for effective
References: [ 8 ]. Delhi Domestic Working Women’s Forum v. union of India (1995) 1 SCC 14.No scheme has yet emerged from the exercise that must have followed from the 1994 order.