Human rights are those rights which every individual in any society requires as a consequence of being human. The concept has become popular especially since the second World War, although its existence can be traced back in ancient Greek and Roman thoughts. This concept has in fact replaced the term “natural rightâ€. The millennium development goals, human development and human rights together share a common motivation that includes freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect for nature and shared responsibility. Achieving these goals will enlarge human rights. Each goal is connected to economic, social and culture right counted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and many other human rights instruments. Historically, human rights have been classified in terms of three generations, viz, (i) civil and political rights, (ii) economic social and culture rights, and (iii) solidarity rights. With the shifting of the focus of global political disputes from the rich and advanced industrialized nations to the poor, less developed and developing countries, questions regarding the relationship between poverty and oppression arise more frequently that require monitoring human rights for interests of disadvanced sections of the society including women
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anil Bhuimali
Dr. Anil Bhuimali, M.A. (Economics), Ph.D: (Economics) from the University of North Bengal, West Bengal is currently serving the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal as
Reader in Economics. Earlier he was associated with Dinhata College, Cooch Behar College and Acharya Brojendra Nath Seal College, Cooch Behar, West Bengal. After his M.A. he was the Junior Research Fellow of National Cooperative Union of India and University Grant Commission. He was also university Grants Commission Treacher Fellow during 1991-92. His areas of specialization, among others, are Rural Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Gender Economics and Gandhian Economics. He has published in his credit, several research papers in reputed journals of economics and social sciences. Her has contributed papers in national and international seminars, workshops and conferences. He is the author of the books Arthanaitik Unnayan O Parisankhyan Bijnan (Joint), International Economics: Theory and Policy (in press). Empowering Women in Education and Employment (Ed.) (in press). He has been the life member of Indian Econometric Society, Indian Society of Gandhian Studies, Indian Association of Women’s Studies, Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad and Balason Society for Improved Environment.
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