A Comparative Appraisal of Human Rights
under International Bill of Human Rights: - The
International Bill of Human Rights has mainly been made with the inclusion of
the U.D.H.R. 1948, I.C.C.P.R. 1966 & I.C.E.S.C.R.1966. A comparative appraisal
of human rights is being conducted hereinafter to the Universal declaration of
human rights 1948 (U.D.H.R. 1948) in accordance with the rights as mentioned in
the aforesaid instruments namely civil, political, economic, social, cultural
& miscellaneous rights which are as follows:-
The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights 1948, (U.D.H.R., 1948) and the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966, (I.C.C.P.R., 1966)
Civil
and Political Rights:-
Sr. No. |
The Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, 1948, (UDHR, 1948) |
The Civil and Political Rights under International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966,(I.C.C.P.R., 1966) |
1. |
The
Rights regarding equality & non-discrimination (Under Articles-01, & 07) |
Article (s) - 02(1), 03 & 26 |
2. |
The right to self-determination is not found in the
U.D.H.R., 1948 but the same substantially is in existence in the declaration. |
The right to self-determination (Article (s) – 01) |
3. |
Right
to effective judicial remedies (Under
article-08) |
Article (s)
- 02(3) |
4. |
The right to life (Under
article- 03) |
Article (s) -
02(6), |
5. |
The prohibition torture, cruelty, inhumanity, degrading
treatment or punishment (Under article-
05) |
Article (s) -
07 & 10 |
6. |
The rights regarding prohibition of slavery, servitude,
trade of slave & slavery in all forms (Under
article- 04) |
Article (s) -
08 |
7. |
The right to freedom & security (Under Articles-03 & 09) |
Article (s) -
09 |
8. |
The rights regarding freedom of movement & residence (Under Articles- 13) |
Article (s) -
12 |
9. |
The rights regarding absolute equality to a fair &
public hearing (Under Article-10)
and the right of presumption of innocent until proved guilty in accordance
with law in case of charge of penal offence [Under Article-11 (1)] |
Article (s) -
14 |
10. |
The protection from retrospective effect and double
jeopardy [Under Article-11 (2)] |
Article (s) -
15 |
11. |
The right of recognition everywhere before Law (Under article-06) |
Article (s) -
16 |
12. |
The Right to property (Under
article-17) |
The
Right to property for everyone is not found in this Covenant but this
Covenant reveals about the prohibition of discrimination or distinction on
the basis of ‘property’- Under Article
(s) –02(1), 24 (1), & 26 |
13. |
The right to privacy (Under
Article- 12) |
Article (s) –
17 & 19(03)(a) |
14. |
The rights of freedoms of thought, conscience &
religion (Under Article-18) |
Article (s) –
18 |
15. |
The rights regarding freedoms of opinion & expression (Under Article-19) |
Article (s) –
19 |
16. |
The right of freedom of peaceful assembly (Under
Article-20) |
Article (s) –21 |
17. |
The right of freedom of association (Under Article-20) |
Article (s) –22 |
18. |
The right to marry, equal rights of husband & wife
regarding marriage, during marriage, & its dissolution and right to found
the family (Under Article-16) |
Article (s) –03
& 23 |
19. |
The rights of children (Under
Article-25 (2) & 26) |
Article (s) –24 |
20. |
The rights regarding- take participation in the
government, the equal accessibility in public services, equal suffrage,
secret vote and election (s) (Under
article-21) |
Article (s) –25 |
21. |
Regarding the rights of minorities specially the U.D.H.R.
1948 is salient but this declaration is available for all beyond all kinds of
discriminations or distinctions therefore it can not be said that the
mentioned human right (s) in the declaration is not available for Minority
(ies) |
The
rights of minorities (Article (s) –27) |
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