Dear Friends,
World Human Rights Day is on 10th December. BeyondHeadlines is celebrating the Day to reflect on the recent developments, debates, policies and practices in Human Rights both in India and at the global level.
You are requested to send your ideas, comments and/or contribute special articles on any theme related to Human Rights. Some of the guiding topics are mentioned below.
BeyondHeadlines will publish a series of articles starting from the first week of December. Your opinions, comments and articles will be used in BeyondHeadlines‘ editorial analysis and feature stories. If you do not want your name to be mentioned in our publications please categorically inform us when you email your writings.
Some Guiding Topics:
- Human Rights: History and Evolution of the Idea
- Theories and Practices in Human Rights
- Human Rights: National and International Perspectives
- World Religions and ideas of Human Rights (Atheism, Bahaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, Shintoism, Taoism and Zoroastrianism etc.)
- Violations of Human Rights and their remedies
- Human Rights and Indian Constitution
- How effective is the India legal system in matters of Human Rights
- Women and Human Rights
- Dalits and Human Rights
- Minorities and Human Rights
- Tribal Rights and Human Rights
- Human Rights and the Police
- Human Rights and their violations by MNCs
- Right to Information and Human Rights
- Farmers and their right to land
- Emerging Human Rights: Rights of Gay, Transgender, Lesbian, bisexuals
- Human Rights and Judicial Activism
- Labour rights and Human Rights
- Minority rights in International Law
- Humanitarian Intervention and Human Rights
Opinions/Comments: 200-500 words
Case Studies/Personal Experience- 500-1000 words
Opinion Articles: 700-1200 words
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