GG INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

    Session -2021-2022

GENERAL STUDIES PROJECT

NAME OF STUDENT: ANSHIKA SINGH

CLASS: 12TH A
ROLL NUMBER:07
NAMEOF TEACHER: MS SMITHA THOMAS
TOPIC:”HUMAN RIGHTS”

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 Certificate of Authenticity 
This is to certify that Anshika Singh
of class 12th A has successfully
carried out the project entitled -
HUMAN RIGHTS under the
supervision of Mrs. Smitha Thomas
for the academic year 2021-2022

All the work related to the project is

done by the candidate herself,the
approach towards the project has
been sincere and scientific.

………….     ………….
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Signature Signature Signature

Smitha thomas         External             Principal

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my special

thanks and my gratitude to my teacher
Mrs. Smitha Thomas who gave me the
golden opportunity to do this wonderful
project of General Studies on
’HUMAN RIGHTS’, she also guided
me while completing the project. I
came to know about so many new
things while doing the research, I am
really thankful to her.

Secondly, I would also like to thank my

parents and my friends who helped
me in finalizing the project within the
limited time frame.

Name:ANSHIKA SINGH

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 Class:12 A

INDEX

SR.NO TOPIC
1. WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS

2. WHY ARE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPORTANT

3. ORIGIN OF HUMAN RIGHTS

4. HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

5. COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

6. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS

7. UNDHR

8. CHILDREN’S RIGHTS

9. WOMEN’S RIGHTS

10. THE INVOLVED AND THE AFFECTED

11. CONCLUSION

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What are human rights?
 The license to do what we please?
 Human rights are “rights and freedom
to which all humans are entitled.
 Human rights are rights inherent to all
human beings, whatever our nationality,
place of residence, sex, national or ethnic
origin, colour, religion, language, or any
other status. We are all equally entitled to
our human rights without discrimination.

Why human rights are

important?
 Human Rights are very important.
Human rights should be the same for all

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people no matter what their background
is, their race, origin. etc. People deserve
to be accepted like we are. They have
their rights which are the same as ours
and they should be respected.

The Origin……

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 It commemorates the day in 1948 the
United Nations General Assembly
adopted the United declaration of Human
Rights.
 Human Rights Day is observed by the
international community every year on 10
December.
 The formal inception of Human Rights
Day dates from 1950, after the Assembly
passed resolution 423 (V) inviting all
States and interested organizations to
adopt 10 December of each year as
Human Rights Day.

What are the right’s in

India?

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 The Constitution offers all citizens,
individually and collectively, some basic
freedoms. These are guaranteed in the
Constitution in the form of six broad
categories of Fundamental Rights, which
are justifiable. Article 12 to 35 contained
in Part III of the Constitution deal with
Fundamental Rights.
Right to equality, including equality before
law, prohibition of discrimination on
grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or
place of birth, and equality of opportunity
in matters of employment.

 right to freedom of speech and

expression
 right against exploitation, prohibiting
all forms of forced labour, child labour and
traffic in human beings
 right to freedom of conscience and
free profession, practice, and propagation
of religion
 right of any section of citizens to
conserve their culture, language or script,
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and right of minorities to establish and
administer educational institutions of their
choice; and
 right to constitutional remedies for
enforcement.

Issues for human right in India

 Women
 HIV/Aids
 Child Labour
 Democracy
 LGBT Right
 Human Trafficking

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 Religious Violence
 Caste Related Issue

Commission For Human Rights in India

National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi,
India The National Human Rights Commission
(NHRC) of India is an autonomous statutory body
established on October 12, 1993 [1], under the
provisions of The Protection of Human Rights Act,
1993 [2](TPHRA).

Commission For Human

Rights at International Level
The United Nations Commission on Human
Rights (UNCHR) was a functional commission
within the overall framework of the United
Nations from 1946 until it was replaced by the
UN Human Right Council

Right to life
 The right to life is one that has any human
being by the simple fact exist and be alive, is
considered a fundamental human right

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 Life is the most important right for
humans. Life has several factors of human life
in their body shapes and psychological, social
life of the people through which they perform
work in common and life of nature that relates
to human beings with other living species.
Right to freedom of worship
 Freedom of religion or religious freedom is
a fundamental right that relates to the choice
of each individual to freely choose their
religion, choo se
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(irreligion), or not to believe or validate the

existence of a God (atheism and agnosticism )
And to exercise that belief publicly, without
being a victom of discrimination oppression
and attempt to change.

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 This concept goes
beyond mere reli gious
tolerance allows.
Right to health
 Instruments of
international protection of
ESCR applicable in the
Latin American ESC rights enshrined in
international instruments The right to health in
the international system of protection of
human rights Briefly, the complexity of the
obligations of ESCR.
Legal requirement, content and
responsibilities under law to health Minimum
obligations regarding the right to health
Essential elements and indicators of
EFFICIENCY of the right to health.
Economic Rights
 Economic rights include all social needs,
(e.g., food, fair those human rights which
wage, jobs,
maternity leaves..)
give us enough
economic resources
to meet our basic
needs.
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 Economic rights also all those human
rights protect us from bad and which allow
citizens to unfair treatment in our maintain and
promote workplaces. their culture, (e.g.,
ancestral domain, type of schooling, develop
cultural activities)
UNDHR
Civil Rights Political Rights
 right to life
 right to believe
 right to your own opinion
 right to free speech
 right to marry
 right to vote in elections
 right to race, cultural background, disability or
belief
right to information
 right to privacy
 right to citizenship
 right to move about freely in one’s country
right detention or exile
 right to a fair trial

Rights & Responsibilities

Rights go hand in hand with responsibilities.

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 If a person has the right to education, that
person also has the responsibility to grasp the
opportunity and to learn!
 If a person has the right to health care,
that person must play his or her role in
ensuring a healthy lifestyle.
Some Responsibilities
 A responsibility towards oneself to live
healthily and happily;
 A responsibility to be courteous to other
people, including parents, educators and
people from other cultures and beliefs.
 A responsibility to make a positive
contribution to the well-being of the community
in which one lives.
 A responsibility to be a good citizen.
 A responsibility to contribute towards the
well-being of the wider community and the
environment.
Right to education
 The right to education is a human right
recognized and understood as setting the right
to free compulsory primary education for all
children, an obligation to develop secondary
education accessible to all young people, as
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well as equitable access to education top, and
a responsibility to provide basic education to
individuals who have not completed primary
education.

Children’s Rights
The Convention includes: (UNICEF)

 Article 1: Definition of the child ages

 Article 2: Non-discrimination
 Article 3: Best interests of the child
 Article 4: Protection of rights
 Article 5: Parental guidance
 Article 6: Survival and development
 Article 7: Registration, name, wages or equal
pay; nationality, care

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 Article 8: Preservation of identity
 Article 9: Separation from parents
 Article 10: Family reunification

1. Every child is endowed with the dignity and

worth of a human being from the moment of
his conception, as generally accepted in
medical parlance, and has, therefore, the right
to be born well.
2. Every child has the right to a wholesome
family life that will provide him with love, care
and understanding, guidance and counseling,
and moral and material security.
3. Every child has the right to a well-rounded
development of his personality to the end that
he becomes a happy, useful, and active
member of society.
4. The gifted child shall be given the
opportunity and encouragement to develop
special talents.
5. The emotionally disturbed or socially
maladjusted child shall be treated with
sympathy and understanding, and shall be
entitled to treatment and competent care.

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6. The physically or mentally handicapped
child shall be given treatment, education , and
care required by his particular condition.
7.Every child has the right to a balanced diet,
adequate clothing, sufficient shelter, proper
medical attention, and all the basic physical
requirements of a healthy and vigorous life.
8.Every child has the right to be brought up in
an atmosphere of morality and rectitude for
the enrichment and the strengthening of his
character.
9.Every child has the right to an education
commensurate with his abilities and to the
development of his skills for the improvement
of his capacity for service to himself and to his
fellowmen.
10.Every child has the right to full
opportunities for safe and wholesome
recreation and activities, individual as well as
social, for the wholesome use of his leisure
hours.
11.Every child has the right to protection
against exploitation, improper influences,
hazards, and other conditions pr
circumstances prejudicial to his physical,

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mental, emotional, social, and moral
development.
12.Every child has the right to live in a
community and a society that can offer him an
environment free from pernicious influences
and conducive to the promotion of his health
and cultivation of his desirable traits and
attributes.
13.Every child has the right to the care,
assistance, and protection of the State,
particularly when his parents or guardians fail
or are unable to provide him with his
fundamental needs for growth, development,
and improvement.
14.Every child has the right to an efficient and
honest government that will deepen his faith in
democracy and inspire him with the morality of
the constituted authorities both in their public
and private lives.
15.Every child has the right to grow up as a
free individual, in an atmosphere of peace,

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understanding, tolerance, and universal
brotherhood, and with the determination to
contribute his share in the building of a better
world.
Women’s Rights
2010 UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment
of Women (UNWomen.org
Grounded in a vision of equality, works for the:
 elimination of discrimination against
women and girls;
 empowerment of women; and
 achievement of equality between women
and men as partners and beneficiaries of
development, human rights, humanitarian
action and peace and security.
 Commission on the Status of Women- has
elaborated international guidelines and laws
for women’s equality and non-discrimination
 1979 Convention on the Elimination of
Discrimination against Women
 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination
against Women (CEDAW)

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 monitors
the 1979

Convention, considers reports, assesses

progress, etc.
What causes this issue?
 This happens because of religious beliefs,
poverty, and racism. In Africa the problem is
mostly because of poverty. In South America
the problem is poverty and racism. In Asia the
problem is poverty and beliefs. And in the
Middle East the problem is racism and
religious beliefs.
Who is involved?
 The main countries with human rights
problems are in the Middle East. In some
countries, women aren’t even allowed to drive!
There are also smaller problems all over the
world that involve human rights. The UN is
also involved because they are trying to help
these people without equal rights so that they
will have their rights. The people who make
the rules in countries so that not everyone has
equal rights are involved because they are the

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cause of the problem of people having fewer
rights than others.
Who is affected and how?
 The ones who are affected are the people
who don’t have human rights because of
poverty or racism and many other reasons.
Poverty because, if they are poor they might
not be able to afford medical treatment but
most of all proper education. Racism because
they might not get a job because of their skin
colour or any other reason.

Conclusion
 The Human Rights are the one side of a
coin that gives them their desire freedom and
the another side is the responsibility which
they have to pay in return of these freedom…..
 For Ex– If we have the human right to live
safely, so it’s also our responsibility not to
suffer other life.
Human rights are the result of the search for
equity between men in the world. His
promotion has led us to see each other
equally, but unfortunately there are still forms
of action that do not allow the free
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development of the individual. But not only
that, but also a way of life, which translates to
freedom of opinion, action, including achieving
a peaceful interaction of individuals within a
society.

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