Human Rights in India with special emphasis on Marginalized Groups

The theme of this paper, “Human Rights in India with special emphasis on Marginalized Groups” basically focuses on the rights which a person is born with and is unable to have access to them and hence faces a lot of discrimination in society. Among these people, most of them are from the marginalized group of the society: Women, People with Disabilities, Scheduled Caste (Dalits), Scheduled tribes, Elderly or Aged People, children, and Sexual Minorities, etc. Human rights are the rights that a person is born with or is having inheritance from birth regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. It is a wide and tremendous topic that allows individuals to have the right to freedom, right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to employment and education, and a lot many more. We must have a look over the marginalized society of our country that is being criticized and exploited daily by others. They don’t have adequate knowledge about their human rights and don’t have enough resources to take some appropriate action. This is a major problem in our society due to which not only the individuals are affected but the whole country is affected socially, economically, and politically. Especially the marginalized section of our society is the victim of such discrimination due to their lack of adequate resources. India is a country with a population of 138 crores out of which 33 crores people comprise of the marginalized society which is equal to the population of the United Nations. This paper will try to highlight various rights affiliated with the marginalized section in India concerning the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly.