Human Rights Abuses (violations)
In fact, Islam in the 7th
century laid emphasis on the equality of all men before God, the rights of
slaves or servants, women and wives and the rights of all enjoy their property
and money freely and suitably. Later, democratic developments in English,
France and the US resulted in the form of law guaranteeing rights of human
beings, democratic equality and justice. The UN charter of human rights is
again a repetition of their principles.
The most painful and shameful
violations of human rights have recently taken place in Afghanistan, Kashmir,
Palestine, Bosnia, Chechnya and in various African countries.
Our Constitution provides for
protection against the violation of most of the human rights. Yet, the rights
continue to be abused through the length and breadth of the country. Beside the
protection of the Constitution, we need to take some other urgent measures to
ensure the non-violation of the rights.
Firstly, the common people should be
educated in the shortest possible time to certain reasonable standards. The
education masses, then, would understand how to exercise their rights
Secondly, all possible efforts should
be made to bring about economic justice as early as possible. The feudal
(“jagirdari”) system in the villages should be broken up speedily. Large
landholdings should be taken away and the released land should be divided into
medium-size units to be cultivated by poorer farmers with governments help. The
water resources should be put to the
best use to the benefit of all.
Thirdly, in and around the cities,
the businesses and industries should be induced (caused) to educated labour and
pay them handsomely.
Fourthly, the law of the land should
be modified (changed) according to our changing economic, social and political
needs. New laws should be framed to meet new situations.
The future of human rights is
brighter, no doubt in developed democracies, and as much darker, in the
half-democracies, dictatorships, autocracies and oligarchies ( governments by
small groups of all-powerful people).
