{"id":18318,"date":"2018-04-07T09:55:11","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T04:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=18318"},"modified":"2018-04-06T19:30:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T14:00:25","slug":"protection-of-human-rights-amendments-bill-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/protection-of-human-rights-amendments-bill-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Context:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new amendment Bill for Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 has been recently approved by the Union Cabinet<b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Background: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>28<sup>th<\/sup> January, 1993:<\/strong> The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 was enforced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please note:<\/strong> Human rights are standards that allow all people to live with:\n<ul>\n<li>Dignity,<\/li>\n<li>Freedom,<\/li>\n<li>Equality, and<\/li>\n<li>Justice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>12<sup>th<\/sup> October, 1993: <\/strong>The\u00a0National Human Rights Commission\u00a0was constituted.<\/li>\n<li><strong>4<sup>th<\/sup>, April-2018<\/strong>: The Union Cabinet approved the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>The provisions of Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 are: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Include <strong>\u201cNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights\u201d<\/strong> as deemed Member of the Commission,<\/li>\n<li>Add a <strong>woman Member<\/strong> in the composition of the Commission,<\/li>\n<li>Enlarge the<strong> scope of eligibility and scope of selection<\/strong> of Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission as well as the State Human Rights Commission,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incorporate a mechanism <\/strong>to look after the cases of human rights violation in the Union Territories, and<\/li>\n<li>Amend the term of office of <strong>Chairperson and Members<\/strong> <strong>of National Human Rights Commission and State Human Rights Commission <\/strong>to make it in consonance with the terms of <strong>Chairperson and Members of other Commissions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 is important because:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It seeks to make <strong>National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)<\/strong> and <strong>State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) <\/strong>more compliant with the <strong>Paris Principle<\/strong> (Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions) pertaining to its autonomy, independence and wide-ranging functions.<\/li>\n<li>It is in perfect sync with the <strong>agreed global standards.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It strengthens the <strong>Human Rights Institutions<\/strong> of India further for effective discharge of their mandates, roles and responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>It seeks to make <strong>National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)<\/strong> and <strong>State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) <\/strong>more compliant with the <strong>Paris Principle<\/strong> (Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions) pertaining to its autonomy, independence and wide-ranging functions.<\/li>\n<li>The provision of women member in the composition of commission will make it <strong>gender sensitive<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please note: <\/strong>As per &#8216;The Paris Principles&#8217;, a national institution should be able to <strong>promote and protect human rights.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>composition of a national institution and the appointment of its members<\/strong> should be done in accordance with a procedure to ensure inclusive representation of the civil society, involved in the protection and promotion of human rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Human rights are important because: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It reflects the <strong>minimum standards<\/strong> necessary for people to live with dignity.<\/li>\n<li>It gives people the <strong>freedom to choose<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>How they live,<\/li>\n<li>How they express themselves, and<\/li>\n<li>What kind of government they want to support, among many other things.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It guarantees people the means necessary to <strong>satisfy their basic needs<\/strong>, such as food, housing, and education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Upholding Human Rights:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to Universal Declaration of Human Rights, <strong>governments <\/strong>have the primary responsibility for protecting and promoting human rights.<\/li>\n<li>However, governments are not solely responsible for ensuring human rights.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Businesses, civil society, and individuals<\/strong> are also responsible for promoting and respecting human rights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Conclusion:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thus, the provisions of Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 seems promising enough for the better protection and promotion of human rights in the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: A new amendment Bill for Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 has been recently approved by the Union Cabinet.\u00a0 Background: 28th January, 1993: The Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 was enforced. 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