explain five features of human rights
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (abbreviated)
1:- Right to Equality
2:-Freedom from Discrimination 3:- Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security
4:- Freedom from Slavery
5:- Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
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Mark Brilliant
Answer:
(i) They are essential for every human being. They cannot be categorized as the preserve of one particular nation but are in fact the possession of mankind as a whole.
(ii) Just like that of moral rights the element of their enforcement lies in the individual’s conscience.
(iii) They cover legal rights which are safeguarded by the law of the land. They also comprise fundamental rights which are included in the constitution of a particular country. As such, they are accorded special treatment as regards their amendment and forms of rights—social, economic and political—which enable a person to lead a life of dignity and live in peace and security.
(iv) The human rights are universal. They are provided to members of the human society as a whole whether or not some section of them are aware of them or not. The uncivilized Negroes of Somalia or LTTE of Sri Lanka who are always involved in civil war also cannot be deprived of them.
(v) If human rights are infringed in any part of the world, besides persuasion, even force by alien powers—the votaries of the human rights is permissible, for their enforcement. The International Community, for example, was within its rights to restrain Saddam Hussain of Iraq from suppressing the rights of the Kurds. In the recent past, the International Community led by USA and UK (after 13th December attack on World Trade Centre in New York) had determined to fight out terrorism to the end so that tormented humanity may no longer suffer at the hands of the terrorists and lose right to life and property. They must enjoy peaceful living—the genuine right, of every individual.
(vi) The Human Rights are not unbridled. They are to be restricted in the interest of public peace, political security, morality and social decency. Each state has its own cultural standard and norms of civilization, in the light of which reasonable restrictions are indispensable. This shows that human rights are not limitless. They have to function within boundary of civilized norms and cultural legacy of a country.