Govind Tekale
World Human Rights Day is being observed on December 10, 2024. At present, there are two conflicts going on. One is between Russia and Ukraine. The other is between Israel, Lebanon and Hamas. Thousands of people are affected by these major conflicts. Complaints about their human rights being violated have been made to UN. The UN Security Council has asked all the warring parties not to violate rights of these hapless people.
Whenever there is a clash between nations, people suffer. Children are the most affected lot. Their education is affected. Women are the second group of people who lose their rights during battle. The family life of millions of persons was disturbed by first and second world wars. Hiroshima and Nagasaki people suffered most due to US bombing during Second World War. There are many deficiencies carried forward by the people hereditarily. The UN is helpless in this matter as its writ has no impact on offending nations. That is why the UN General Assembly declared December 10 to be observed as World Human Rights Day.
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If a person is jailed, their rights are curtailed. They have got every right to complain to the authorities for ill-treatment in prison. Similarly, thousands of people are uprooted from their homes. They become refugees. During partition of India and Pakistan, Sindhis from Sindh, a province of Pakistan, came to India as refugees. Owing to their adaptability, Sindhis quickly became Indian citizens.
Bharat Ratna Lal Krishna Advani is the best example of a refugee becoming the Deputy Prime Minister of India. Bhushan Gagrani, IAS, the present Commissioner of BMC, is a Sindhi. He wrote his UPSC exam for civil service in Marathi and came out with flying colors.These and such several issues of human rights violations are highlighted during the observance of World Human Rights Day on December 10. In short, the World Human Rights Day is observed on December 10 to highlight problems caused by human rights violations all over the world. Lives matter and violations of human rights is a crime against humanity. Hence the observance of World Human Rights (WHR) Day.
