HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA: Prospective and Retrospective

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Editor: Sudarshanam Gankidi

• Language: English

• Cover: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788131610602

• Pages: 264

• Publication Year: 2019

About the Book

In recent decades, human rights has become a critical area of research and teaching globally, emphasizing the inalienable rights of individuals, irrespective of their age, caste, gender, social status, or economic background. However, human rights violations remain rampant in India, affecting marginalized populations such as women, children, and persons with disabilities, with violations often going unnoticed. This book addresses these challenges, focusing on human rights violations within both family and social systems.

The book examines the role of the state, judiciary, criminal justice system, and police in protecting human rights, while also addressing the lack of awareness and insensitivity toward the rights of marginalized groups, including dalits, tribal populations, and the poor. The state, while tasked with protecting rights, is often seen as a violator itself. In this context, the book offers valuable insights into the roles of NGOs, the judiciary, and police, as well as interventions in civil society.

This work is an essential contribution to the ongoing discourse on human rights in India, covering diverse topics such as human rights violations, criminal justice, displacement, and the rights of disabled individuals, women, and children.

Contents

Introduction

• Sudarshanam Gankidi

Part I – Human Rights, State, Police, and Judiciary

1. Beyond Global Human Rights - Ajay Gudavarthy

2. Role of Judiciary in Humanising the Criminal Justice System in India - G.B. Reddy

3. Police and Human Rights Observance: Dilemmas and Interventions - Chaitanya Pradeep Nemalikanti

Part II – Human Rights and Civil Society
4. Human Rights NGOs in Manipur: Contexts, Roles, and Challenges - Khaikholen Haokip
5. Displacement and Tribal Resistance to Development in Kalinganagar, Jajpur District of Odisha: A Concern for the Rights of Indigenous People - Rafiq Ullah Sheikh and Jayaram Singh Samal

Part III – Human Rights, Children, and Education
6. Hearing Children’s Voices: A Study of Jammu & Kashmir State - Moksha Singh
7. A Human Rights Perspective on Education and Research in Science and Technology - Astha Saxena

Part IV – Human Rights and Persons with Disabilities
8. Learning Disability and the Indian School: A Study in Delhi - Jasleen Kaur and Neerja Sharma
9. Equal ‘Human’ Status to Women and Girls with Disabilities: Gender-Disability Dimension of Human Rights - Deepshikha Singh
10. Disability Space in News and Entertainment Media in India: A Case Study - Santosh Kumar Biswal

About the Editor

G. Sudarshanam is an ICSSR Senior Fellow at the Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad. He previously served as a Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science and as Coordinator/Head of the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Hyderabad. His research interests include education, panchayati raj, and public administration. He has published extensively, including his book Rural Education: A Study of Universalisation of Education in India.

Dr. Sudarshanam has been a significant contributor to human rights education, having coordinated a PG Diploma in Human Rights at the University of Hyderabad. He has also been an Associate Editor of the Indian Journal of Human Rights and has presented research both in India and abroad. His academic journey includes being a visiting fellow at Kakatiya University (Warangal) and Uppsala University (Sweden).