Introduction
Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms which are provided to all human beings and are guaranteed by law. These are recognized as inherent dignity that ensures freedom of speech, religion, fear, and freedom from want of every citizen at the National and International levels. Indeed, even the preamble of the Indian Constitution condensed the aim of the Constitution to confer Social, Economic, and Political Justice for everybody and uniformity of status and opportunity for all. If laws are made to protect the right of the person, then these can also be used to throttle the liberty of the opponent.
Indian residents are becoming casualties of tragic occasions like offensive torture, child abuse, sexual harassment, and much more and considerably more. However different laws and acts are acquainted in India to ensure human rights yet even after that because of certain reasons human rights encroach. These reasons incorporate imbalance, hindrance outlook, and social disgrace. Wealth likewise oppresses human rights.
Inequality as a Causative
The right to equality through a basic human right cannot be implemented in India as every person is brought up in different circumstances, different cultures due to which equality cannot be maintained. Also, a uniform civil code is not practiced in India. The act which is a course for some group is custom for the other. Nepotism and favoritism are some of the biggest reasons because which the unprivileged section of the society could not get equal opportunities in every field, also privileged ignorant pseudo feminists are the actual reason for feminism to be mocked.
Many laws are introduced to provide equal status to all people in the society whether he belongs to scheduled caste, scheduled tribes, or the LGBT community. But are those laws implemented in the country? Even after the decriminalization of adult consensual same-sex relationships, it is not truly accepted because of the toxic culture and beliefs of people. Also for the upliftment of backward sections, many reservation policies are embraced but in providing privilege to them injustice is done to the general category people especially males belonging to the general category. Backward class Student who got 50% in higher education gets admission in the famous government college easily while the student of general category even after getting 88% could not reserve his seat in same. Instead of this backward class should be provided with more facility so that he could work hard and can get marks required for securing his seat. Likewise, women in India along with discrimination are the victim of eve-teasing, sexual assault, domestic violence, sex trafficking. Every 15 minutes a rape case is registered in India. Even after abolishing dowry customs, many women died because of dowry issues. Women face sexual harassment in the working environment; their battle for a superior life can’t be communicated in words. Numerous laws are made yet at the same time, presently women can’t report the matter because of the dread of reputation. Many girls become the victim of honor killing and in most cases, the truth remains hidden in society.
Predicate Guilty
The rights to life and Personal Liberty are the most organic and progressive provisions in the Indian Constitution and act as a backbone of Human Rights in India. Though the rights to legal aid, speedy trial, protection to prisoners in jail from degrading, inhuman, and barbarous treatment, etc are encroachments upon the Human Rights of the prisoners. But custodial death has increased to a great extent especially in this pandemic situation of COVID 19. Brutality by a public servant is increasing day by day thus violating the human rights of prisoners. Not only this but human rights are also violated to a great extent because the media and society declare the accused guilty before the case reaches the court. Like in the recent case of where Manav Singh of Gurugram committed suicide for a false rape allegation. All cases have different grounds they should be treated and solved differently “one side fit of all” is not the actual principal to provide justice.
The exploitation of Nation’s Future Pillars
The evil of employment of children in industrial sectors in India is a product of economic, social backwardness. The Supreme Court in Bandhua Mukthi Morcha vs. Union of India held that “The right to live with Human Dignity” mentioned in Article 21 is procured from Directive Principles of State Policy and therefore it must include protection of the children from exploitation and to ensure that they develop healthily. But poverty is increased due to which children have to work to earn their livings. In India, many people are below the poverty line due to which they are bound to work as a slave under the masters to earn their living. In many cases, minor girls are brought illegally from Bangladesh and are forced to work as prostitutes.
Conclusion
Human rights are the shield that somehow failed to protect human beings from exploitation. Society is somewhere responsible for violating human rights. Rights are merely spelled out on paper and hence remain inanimate. Even after the introduction of so many laws and acts rights mindset of people, wealth, and corruption made it sterile. It is the bitter truth; wealth decides the strength of shield that protects the human rights of an individual. People have to take a stand for themselves and must adopt a zero-tolerance policy. The Human Rights Commission is formed in India for the protection of human rights but they provide no concrete framework for actually achieving ideals and goals. NHRC work is suitable to secure adherence to normal opportunities so every human can see the value in the event to create and comprehend their most outrageous potential however it needs to play a more proactive for the protection of fundamental Human Rights in the country. To work on the state of human rights in India, it should be guaranteed that there is the less political impact on the dynamic of the commission. The state and non-state workers need to cooperate to guarantee the viability of the commission so that Human Rights could actually act as a shield to protect the rights of the people.
