Human Rights in India and its Protection by National Human Rights Commission

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Shahazul Islam Abstract: Human Rights are rights relating to life, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by Constitution or embodied in the international covenants and enforceable by Courts in India. The Indian Constitution provides certain rights for individuals in Part III of the Constitution, which are known as the fundamental rights. Part IV sets out the directive Principles of State Policy. While the former guarantees certain rights to the individual, the latter gives direction to the State to provide economic and social rights to its people in specified manner Click here to print/download PDF of this research paper Introduction Respect for the dignity of an individual and striving for peace and harmony in society have been an abiding factor in Indian culture. The Indian culture has been the product of assimilation of diverse religions that came into contact in the enormous Indian Sub-continent over time. An UN-sponsored meeting was held in 1991 at Paris. From that meeting a detailed set of principles on the states of national institution was developed. These principles are commonly known as the Paris principles. These principles, subsequently endorsed by Un Commission on Human Right and UN General Assembly have become the foundation and reference points for the establishment and operation of national human right institution. Establishment of National Human Rights Commission The Government of India did realize the need to establish an independent body for pro...