Evolution has always been the key to the sustainability of the human race. We evolved over millions of years to have different body types, colours, and languages. However, we live as one on a single planet called Earth. As humans living on the same planet, we should be entitled to the same rights as others. But that is not the case when we look at our planet’s history. Numerous communities are discriminated against based on their caste, religion, sexual orientation, colour, etc. The notion that started hundreds of years ago falsely implies that certain people are superior to others and should be given more rights than others.

• The idea of human rights comes from the above myth and aims to provide equal rights to every human being irrespective of who they are and how they look. The advocacy for human rights majorly started when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The goal of adopting the declaration was to ensure that human rights are considered the most basic human needs and must be adhered to by every government and its citizens. Now, Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 to mark the importance of Human Rights.
  
  As long as human rights are concerned, the Indian government has a separate framework where it defines human rights through six fundamental rights:
  
  Right to Equality: The right to equality aims at providing equal rights to all citizens and prohibits discrimination based on gender, caste, religion, or place of birth.

• Right to Freedom: Right to Freedom advocates that all citizens have freedom of speech, expression, assembly without arms, movement, association, the practice of any profession, and reside anywhere in the country.

• Right against Exploitation: The right prohibits child labour, work without wages, and human trafficking.

• Right to Freedom of Religion: The right allows citizens to choose any religion and ensure secular states treat every religion equally.

• Right to Culture and Education: It allows every citizen equal rights to culture, religion, and language and equal educational rights irrespective of their caste, religion, gender, etc.

• Right to Constitutional Remedies: It allows citizens the right to approach the Supreme Court to protect themselves against any violation of their fundamental human rights.

Today, on Human Rights Day, we should all pledge always to uplift human rights and raise our voices against any discrimination we see towards any human being.

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