International Human Rights: Advances in Laws and Practice

Human rights are a wide variety of values or capabilities that are thought to enhance human agency or protect human interests. It is claimed equally for all present and future individuals and is declared universal in character. In order to safeguard the collective well-being, people everywhere need to achieve diverse values or capabilities. It is observed that this need is often ignored by social as well as natural forces. This leads to exploitation, oppression, persecution and other forms ...