Essays

Human beings are born equal in dignity and rights. These are moral claims which are present in all human individuals by virtue of their humanity alone. These claims are formulated in what is known as human rights.

Human life and human dignity have been disregarded throughout history and continue to be mis-used even to-day.

Yet, even though laws have been made to safeguard a human being's  dignity, discrimination continues to exist because of prejudice, limitations, ignorance and man's' own greed for control and power.

These rights have been needed to defend slavery, ill treatment on the grounds of sex, race, colour, descent, religion, caste, and class.

The International Bill of Human Rights was founded on 10th December, 1948, when the 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights' was founded by the General Assembly as a common standard of achievement for all people and nations.

The rights are of two kinds—civil and political rights. These include, the right to life, liberty, security, freedom from torture and slavery, equality, protection, fair trial, right to marriage, freedom of thought, expression, religion.