Synopsis Human beings are rational beings. They possess certain basic and inalienable rights which are known as human rights. One of the achievements of the contemporary international law is to recognise human dignity and labour. The book focuses on evolution of human rights, Human Rights Commissions functioning at the international, national and state levels, universal declaration of human rights, international covenants, the role of judiciary and the constitutional provisions, political violence and dowry-related crimes, freedom of religion and beliefs, and development perspectives and so on and so forth.