Synopsis Human rights in the modern context are not only the fundamental rights of an individual, but a valuable asset of a society or nation. In cases, these prove to be an acid test for a government or those at the helm. Human rights movement is a powerful movement, the worldover, today. Still, the goal—of equal rights for all human beings—is a distant dream. The situations is particularly grim in the developing world. All those concerned with the well being of the humanity and specially the academics and the intellegentsia are bound to react positively and do their bit. Hence, this work on the subject, in a new perspective. It must prove to be a ready reference for scholars and the general readers.