Question

3.1 Discuss THREE contributing factors that led to the human rights violation that you have chosen.

Answer 1

The three factors that led to Human Rights violation are, Economic Factors, Social Factors and Political Factors.

Explanation:

i) Economic Factors

• India is a developing country and majority of its population is poor and marginialized.
• There are innumerable reasons for poverty like concentration of wealth and landholdings, continuing policies of government, historical reasons like feudalism and colonialism, etc.
• The globalisation and liberalisation of ecom=nomy has majorly increased the gap between rich and poor.
• The weaker sections of society are also subjected to everyday violence in the form of discrimination, illiteracy and hunger.
• The are some legislative acts like, National Food Security Act 2013 which provides for food and national security to the weaker sections of the society and the National Rural Employee Garuntee Act 2005 which provides for enhancement of livelihood security of the households in the rural areas.
• The aim behind passing such legislative measures are to provide a hand of support to the poor and the marginalized.

ii) Social Factors

• The main social factor that prevails in the Indian society is the caste system.
• The worst case scenario in the caste system is that of untouchables where the upper caste people maintain a distance from the lower caste.
• Our constitution provides protection against caste system n Article 15. It guarantees right to equality and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race,  caste, place of birth, sex, etc.
• The Articles in the Indian Constitution also provide for reservation of backward class of citizens in the areas of education and employment which are dealt in Article 15(4), Article 16(4) and Article 17, which abolishes untouchability.
• Various constitutional provisions have also been provided to safeguard the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes.

iii) Political Factors

• India is considered to be a quasi federal State.
• There has always been a demand for autonomy within the Indian State for political, economic and historical reasons.