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Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…would do this, it would change the earth.”
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Now that you’ve learned what human rights are, why they’re important and how individuals are working to promote them, it’s time to take the next step: raising awareness for human rights. |
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Being a human rights activist is not something that only experts can do. Anyone can advocate for the rights of those around them – including you! |
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There are so many ways to promote human rights in your own community. All that is required is a desire for justice, compassion and empathy for those around you, and the willingness to work for a cause!
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Being open and understanding to those around you is key in becoming an activist for human rights. One of the best ways to do this is through listening to the needs of your community and working to create positive change. |
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Raise your voice against |
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Failure in taking action |
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Unlawful detention |
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False implication |
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Custodial violence |
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llIegal arrest |
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Other police excesses |
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Custodial deaths |
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Encounter deaths |
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Harassment of prisoners; jail conditions |
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Atrocities on SCs and STs |
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Bonded labour, child labour |
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Child marriage |
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Communal violence |
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Dowry death or its attempt; dowry demand |
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Abduction, rape and murder |
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Sexual harassment and indignity to women, exploitation of women |
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Numerous other complaints which cannot be categorized, can also be taken up. |
