Human Rights

This book is the outcome of the earnest effort of the authors to disseminate the human rights enshrined in Constitution and UN human rights conventions and declarations. The first chapter dwells upon the concept of human rights. The second chapter delves into the details of the history of human rights. The third chapter delineates the various approaches to human rights. The next three chapters enumerate the initiatives taken by UN and India to protect human rights. The succeeding chapter discusses the ethical issues of human rights in detail. The next chapter expounds the essentials of human rights based inclusive education. It is followed by the chapter which views human rights as key to creating an inclusive society. Chapter X exposes the various types, forms and causes of human rights violations. The next two chapters highlight human rights education and initiatives taken by various governments for protection of human rights. The focus of the last chapter is on research works on human rights at national as well as international level. It is hoped that this book will receive wide acclaim from students, research scholars and teachers in various fields such as education, history, political science, public administration, law and professionals working in rural development, social work and disability sectors.

Pages: 316, Hardcover, Discovery Publishing House (India)