HUMAN RIGHTS VERSUS HUMAN DUTIES

Don’t seek concessions In this competitive world, those who want concessions will always find themselves in the back-seat. It is only those who make every effort to earn excellent qualifications who will ever come to the fore. dictionary and is not borne out in practical life. It is all very well to say that we want to establish human rights in every society, but this is an unachievable goal. A philosopher has rightly said that nature abhors uniformity. This state of affairs is not a social evil; on the contrary, it is a blessing in disguise. It opens up challenges and creates competition in society. If society were characterized by uniformity and equality on a permanent basis, the atmosphere of challenge would disappear. If there were no challenges, the process of intellectual development would cease. The right approach is to lay emphasis on human duties instead of human rights. It should be stressed that when people carry out their duties, they will automatically receive their rights. Whenever human rights activists see that they are not getting the desired results, they intensify their efforts. Rather than doing this, they should shift the focus of their efforts from the rightsbased approach to the duty-based approach. Rights are the result of the fulfilment of duties; they are not the product of protests and demands. o Rights are the result of the fulfilment of duties; they are not the product of protests and demands.