The Status of Human Rights in India: A Sociological Perspective

All human beings are identical irrespective of caste, color, creed, region, gender and cultural difference. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948, defines human rights as “rights derived from the inherent dignity of the human person”. In the absence of human rights, the moral, physical, social and spiritual welfare of an individual is unfeasible. Human rights are requisite as they provide appropriate conditions for material and moral upliftment of the people. India, the world's most populous democratic state, continues to have significant human rights problems despite making commitments to tackle some of the most ubiquitous abuses. The country has a thriving civil society, free media, and an independent judiciary. But longstanding abusive practices, corruption, and lack of accountability for perpetrators foster human rights violations. The present study undertaken to rationalize the trend of stern abridgement of human rights problem in Indian perspective, as the primary victims of human rights violations are women, marginalized section of society, children, victims of terrorism and populace of disturbed vicinity. The quandary of human rights abuse in India requires a holistic approach from the government as well as the civil society to look the prime causes and suggest appropriate measure to triumph over this problem for the furtherance of society.