Free sample essay on The Basic Human Rights. The basic human rights protect every citizen of this country from unjust punishment or harassment by the police or any institution or person. We can assert our rights and seek the protection of law.
When we politely and unquestioningly accept the punishment by the police or other authorities it means that we are not conscious of our rights assured by our Constitution. We have a right to live honorably, securely and with independence. The Human Rights Commission of India has a vital role in safeguarding the people from being ill-treated by anyone unjustly.
Terrorism affects our dignity and security. In this era of democracy and freedom of self-expression no one can harass us; no one can suppress our voice of protest. Each one of us should be courageous enough to assert our rights. A person may have lent some money to his trustworthy friend who may not repay the loan. The person who lent the money does not know what to do. His trustworthy friend with whom he has moved for some years is not honest. Without being afraid of the consequences the person who lent money to his friend may proceed legally against him and can establish his right of demanding for the repayment of the loan.
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In the USA and some other countries people are quite conscious of their rights and do not hesitate to assert their rights. If in an apartment someone lets the TV or the radio blare the family living in the next apartment may lodge a complaint with the police that their neighbor is causing nuisance.
There was a news item in the newspapers. A woman was sitting next to a very bulky man in a plane. The bulky man often stretched his hands and legs and the woman in the next seat could not sit comfortably. She felt very much annoyed. She was grumbling and once or twice told the bulky man that he often happened to touch her hands and legs. The bulky man was roguish. He shouted at the woman and asked her to be polite. The woman got angry. As soon as she landed from the plane she lodged a complaint with the police against the management of the plane service that she was teased by a bulky man in the next seat and claimed compensation for the poor service in the plane. It is said that the women in the police custody are being sexually abused.
The women do not protest. The police violate the basic human rights. The bonded labor system, the system of keeping some labourers as slaves for a lifetime, just because they got a heavy amount as loan from their employer, violates the basic human rights. Now and then the Government takes steps to free the bonded labourers from their cruel master. The bonded labor system is in practice in the remote mountainous areas or in some villages.
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In this age of democracy each one should respect others’ rights. Social justice is the rule of the day.