Human Rights-Genesis and Impacts.

Introduction:- Question of human rights is arising from deprivation, lack of protection in life, and enormous exploitation in livelihood. Human rights refer to the ‘basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled.’

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act toward one another in the spirit of brotherhood. (United Nations Universal Declarations of Human Right) 

Genesis:-

The history of human rights dates back thousands of years. Several ancient documents and later religious philosophies included a variety of concepts that may be considered to be human rights. Notable among such documents are  

The Edicts of Ashoka are a collection of more than thirty inscriptions on the pillars, as well as boulders and cave walls, attributed to Emperor Asoka the Great, who was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty, who ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE. The emblem of the modern Republic of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka. 

The English Magna Cart of 1215 A.D. is particularly significant in the history of English law. 

The twelve articles of Blackforest (1525) are considered to be the first record of human rights in Europe. 

During the 20th century in the name of human rights, many groups and movements have managed to achieve social changes. 

The Western and Northern American, labor unions brought about laws granting workers the right to strike establishing minimum work conditions and forbidding or regulating child labor. 

The national liberation movement in many countries succeeded in driving out the colonial powers. One of the most influential was Mahatma Gandhi’s movement to free his native India from British rule. 

The establishment of the International Committee of Red Cross (1864) and the Geneva Convention in the same year laid the foundations of International Humanitarian Law, to be further developed following the two world wars. 

The League of Nations was established in 1919 at the negotiation over the Treaty of Versailles following the end of World War I. The league’s goals included disarmament, preventing war through collective, security, settling disputes between countries. 

Amongst similar others, there are organizations like the Asian Human Rights Commission and Social Development Foundation in India who are interlinked with each other to exchange information concerning the rights, benefits, and legal facilities obtainable by the tribal of the society. 

Impact:- 

We, the modern people of technologically advanced of our dear globe have learned to think about ourselves only. To us, those who are not just carbon copies of fast-running society are termed as backward. We, the modern people, have taken the noble task to make those people follow our footsteps, who in reality, do not need to follow us. 

In this world of materialistic advancement there exist a few pockets where only a handful group of people are still living with their thousand years of primitive background and knowledge.  

Onges of Little Andaman island are such rare people who still now have racial blending, no mixing of blood and due to many reasons are on the verge of extinction. 

Now their main problem is to keep themselves out of the danger of losing their land, tradition, culture social structure, and bonding. The situation is so grave that the accusing finger may be pointed towards modern society and could be blamed for going against human rights. 

In 1888, the first report of Onges was available. The report was prepared by Portman- a British administrator, then several surveys were conducted by the Anthropological survey, Govt of India. There have been many expressive changes on this island during the last few decades. Various developmental programs have been introduced. With these programs present Little Andaman Island has lost its pristine glory. Regional perception of Onge people has been spoiled. Onge people have an excellent sense of social rights and their beliefs can hardly be separated from their rights in nature. 

The people who are thinking about human rights should also think about spreading the awareness from the cream to the grassroots level of society. Each and every society on our earth is different and should be treated in its own special way.