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Human rights are inalienable entitlements; they constitute the ground-rules for human development. As such, the ‘dignity and worth’ of the human person is to be regarded as both a means and an end of development. Without respect for the dignity and worth of all members of the human family, any efforts whether in the field of international peace and security or in that of economic, social and cultural development cannot possibly succeed. The success of human ...
Religious fundamentalism is a deep and totalistic commitment to religious belief, involving a return to supposed fundamentals, away from doctrinal compromises with modern social and political life. It is one of the major threat to human rights. Freedom of expression, freedom of information, freedom to freely choose, change and discard ones religion, and the right to life are some of the fundamental human rights which are threatened by fundamentalism. Keeping in ...
‘Dalit’ is the name which the people belonging to those castes at the very bottom of India’s caste hierarchy have given themselves. The civil, political, religious, socioeconomic and cultural rights of dalits are being violated for centuries only on the basis of caste system. The experience of dalits shows that apartheid-like conditions can be imposed upon people who are marked by history, not appearance. The government of India has undertaken many ...