Human Rights Day

CRUX

Human rights are a group of fundamental human freedoms that everyone are entitled to. These rights aren’t subjected to any conditions. This means that every individual is supposed to have access to human rights.

Human rights are as primitive as human civilization; however their use and relevancy have been well outlined during the recent years. It has gathered additional importance in the post second world war time, especially after the United Nation’s Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) in 1948.

There is no precise definition of Human Rights. The Oxford Power Dictionary (1993) defines human rights as “It is the basic freedom that all people should have.” The human rights basically emerge out of human wants and capabilities. In simple words it can be described as; human rights are meant for human beings to meet their basic needs.

In a broader meaning, the human rights are those rights to which every citizen inhabiting in any part of the world ought to be deemed entitled by virtue of having been born a human being. In other words, human rights are those rights which are necessary for a dignified and a decent human living as well as human existence and adequate development of human personality.

ABOUT

Human rights are the rights which describe that; right to live, liberty, equality and respect of any human being. The Indian Constitution not solely guarantees this right, but the court punishes to those who break it. In short words, human rights are the natural rights given for every person regardless of his place, gender and race.

TYPES OF HUMAN RIGHTS:

Human rights in general classified into two types:

(a) Rights are those, which are necessary for the dignified and decent human existence.

(b) Rights which are needed for adequate development of human personality.       

A right under the first classification comprises right to fulfillment of fundamental human demands like food, shelter, clothing, health and sanitation, earning one’s live-hood.

A right under the second class of human rights includes the right to freedom of speech and expression, cultural and educational rights.

FEATURES OF HUMAN RIGHTS:

Human rights possess the following features:

1. Inviolable
2. Comprehensiveness
3. Universality
4. Justice ability
5. Non absoluteness

HISTORY 

Human Rights Day was come into picture on 10^th December 1948, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by UN. This day is celebrated every year across the world, as it empowers us all. The day conjointly acknowledges the advocates and defenders of human rights round the world.

According to the official website of UNESCO, it was the first UN agency to place the universal declaration at the heart of all its action, to boost it across the world through education and the media. Whereas the declaration is not considered to be a binding document, sixty human rights instruments were inspired to make a common standard of human rights in one day.

This year it’ll be the 73^rd anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With the theme “Recover better-Stand Up For Human Rights”, the main objective behind this is to celebrate the potential of youth as constructive agents of modify, enhance their voices and engage a wide range of global audiences in the promotion and preservation of rights.

The campaign is designed to encourage,  galvanize and showcase how all of the youths  throughout the world stand up for rights and raise voice against racism, hate speech, bullying, discrimination, and climate change, to name a few.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights is thought to be the world’s most intense and far-reaching international agreements. It is an inalienable right that everyone is inherently entitled as a human being regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, language, political or other opinions, national or social origin, property, birth or belongs from other status.

THEMES

Every year Human Rights Day is commemorated with a unique theme. This is made to raise awareness and instill the significance of human rights in the minds of the people. The themes of the previous five years are listed below:

2020 Theme: Recover better-Standup for human rights.

2019 Theme: Youth Standing Up for Human Rights

2018 Theme: Stand Up for Human Rights

2017 Theme: Let’s stand up for equality, justice and human dignity

2016 Theme: Stand up for someone’s rights today

2015 Theme: Our Rights. Our Freedom. Always

2014 Theme: Celebrating 20 years of changing lives through Human Rights