The issue of custodial violence is widely debated. Several laws have been passed against custodial violence but the status is more or less the same. The prevention of torture has been one of the ke…
Human Rights
Human Rights
VULNERABLE GROUPS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
INTRODUCTION There is a certain group of a human being which either by nature or because of deep-rooted custom are weak and vulnerable, such as a child, women, disabled persons, aged persons, migra…
Important International Conferences on Human Rights
International Conference on Human Rights This article deals with various international conferences on human rights. The conferences discussed herein are – Tehran Conference 1968, Vienna Confe…
Regional Conventions on Human Rights
Each region has its own systems of human rights conventions. The Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa have all established regional conventions. INTRODUCTION Human rights are the most basic rights th…
INTERNATIONAL LAW ON HUMAN RIGHTS
INTRODUCTION The phrase “human rights” may be used in an abstract and philosophical sense, either as denoting a special category of moral claim that all humans may invoke or, more pragm…
Human Rights Commissions in India
The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and State Human Rights Commissions which are formed under the act are described in this article. Introductio…