The struggle to protect human rights which are the result of prolonged activism and lesson learnt from episodes of mass violence has been hitting a wall. The levels of impunity enjoyed by the states have led to shrinking of the rights discourse. While the international bodies and institutionalisation of human rights keep happening at the top, the space to defend the same on the ground has been fast eroding. In the farmers struggle, we saw boundaries being pushed for making real the rights which the oppressed must defend.

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Human Rights and the Struggles for Social Justice Some Reflections from the Field

  • Navsharan Singh

摘要

The struggle to protect human rights which are the result of prolonged activism and lesson learnt from episodes of mass violence has been hitting a wall. The levels of impunity enjoyed by the states have led to shrinking of the rights discourse. While the international bodies and institutionalisation of human rights keep happening at the top, the space to defend the same on the ground has been fast eroding. In the farmers struggle, we saw boundaries being pushed for making real the rights which the oppressed must defend.