Preamble to the Constitution of India
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION. |
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| UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR) |
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1. Everyone is free and we should all be treated in the same way.
2. Everyone is equal despite differences in skin colour, sex, religion, language for example.
3. Everyone has the right to life and to live in freedom and safety.
4. No one has the right to treat you as a slave nor should you make anyone your slave.
5. No one has the right to hurt you or to torture you.
6. Everyone has the right to be treated equally by the law.
7. The law is the same for everyone, it should be applied in the same way to all.
8. Everyone has the right to ask for legal help when their rights are not respected.
9. No one has the right to imprison you unjustly or expel you from your own country.
10. Everyone has the right to a fair and public trial.
11. Everyone should be considered innocent until guilt is proved.
12. Every one has the right to ask for help if someone tries to harm you, but no-one can enter your home, open your letters or bother you or your family without a good reason.
13. Everyone has the right to travel as they wish.
14. Everyone has the right to go to another country and ask for protection if they are being persecuted or are in danger of being persecuted.
15. Everyone has the right to belong to a country. No one has the right to prevent you from belonging to another country if you wish to.
16. Everyone has the right to marry and have a family.
17. Everyone has the right to own property and possessions.
18. Everyone has the right to practise and observe all aspects of their own religion and change their religion if they want to.
19. Everyone has the right to say what they think and to give and receive information.
20. Everyone has the right to take part in meetings and to join associations in a peaceful way.
21. Everyone has the right to help choose and take part in the government of their country.
22. Everyone has the right to social security and to opportunities to develop their skills.
23. Everyone has the right to work for a fair wage in a safe environment and to join a trade union.
24. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure.
25. Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living and medical help if they are ill.
26. Everyone has the right to go to school.
27. Everyone has the right to share in their community's cultural life.
28. Everyone must respect the 'social order' that is necessary for all these rights to be available.
29. Everyone must respect the rights of others, the community and public property.
30. No one has the right to take away any of the rights in this declaration. |
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| FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS |
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Right to Equality
Article 14 :- Equality before law and equal protection of law
Article 15 :- Prohibition of discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth.
Article 16 :- Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
Article 17 :- End of untouchability
Article 18 :- Abolition of titles, Military and academic distinctions are, however, exempted
Right to Freedom
Article 19 :- It guarantees the citizens of India the following six fundamentals freedoms:-
1. Freedom of Speech and Expression
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Freedom of Assembly
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Freedom of form Associations
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Freedom of Movement
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Freedom of Residence and Settlement
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Freedom of Profession, Occupation, Trade and Bussiness
Article 20 :- Protection in respect of conviction for offences
Article 21 :- Protection of life and personal liberty
Article 22 :- Protection against arrest and detention in certain cases
Right Against Exploitation
Article 23 :- Traffic in human beings prohibited
Article 24 :- No child below the age of 14 can be employed
Right to freedom of Religion
Article 25 :- Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion
Article 26 :- Freedom to manage religious affairs
Article 27 :- Prohibits taxes on religious grounds
Article 28 :- Freedom as to attendance at religious ceremonies in certain educational institutions
Cultural and Educational Rights
Article 29 :- Protection of interests of minorities
Article 30 :- Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions
Article 31 :- Omitted by the 44th Amendment Act
Right to Constitutional Remedies
Article 32 :- The right to move the Supreme Court in case of their violation (called Soul and heart of the Constitution by BR Ambedkar) Forms of Writ check
Habeas Corpus :- Equality before law and equal protection of law |
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Petition/Campaign
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APPEAL TO MAKE THE DUTY-BEARERS ACCOUNTABLE ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CRIMES
Rape is the fastest-growing crime in India, up by 875% since records began 40 years ago. One in every three rape victims will be a child and almost two in three will be young women like the 23-year-old gang-raped and murdered in Delhi this winter.
Indians today are realising to own the problem of gender-based violence and discrimination, and realise that everyone has a part to play along with the Government.
The government is not only constitutionally and legally obliged to provide this protection to women from sexual violence, but is obliged under international law to constitute a legal regime that protects, respects and promotes women’s rights.
It is a positive development after the huge public resentment against ‘rape’ throughout the nation that the government came out the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, which provides punishments against the commissions and omissions of ‘duty bearers’ in dealing such crimes. Section 166A of Indian Penal Code says ‘Whoever, being a public servant,–– (a) knowingly disobeys any direction of the law which prohibits him from requiring the attendance at any place of any person for the purpose of investigation into an offence or any other matter, or (b) knowingly disobeys, to the prejudice of any person, any other direction of the law regulating the manner in which he shall conduct such investigation, or (c) fails to record any information given to him under subsection (1) of section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and in particular in relation to cognizable offence punishable under section 354, section 354A, section 354B, section 354C, sub-section (2) of section 354D, section 376,section 376A, section 376B, section 376C, section 376D or section 376E, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.”. And also, Section 166B says, “Whoever, being in charge of a hospital, public or private, whether run by the Central Government, the State Government, local bodies or any other person, contravenes the provisions of section 357C of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.".
But it is not just about our governments; it is also about, all of us as responsible citizens. It is our duty to stop violence against women and end the impunity to this crime.
If you share the belief that violence against women is a crime: |
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- Act upon your conviction and stop violence against women in your day to day life
- Talk to your friends, family and community members to end violence against women
- Be a change agent and an Ambassador for women's rights
- Denounce domestic violence, rape and sexual harassment as an abuse and an outrage to women, girls, their family and the whole society
- Hold your government accountable for punishing violence against women and for stopping impunity
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Please sign this appeal and forward it to your friends and contacts. Your signature counts as action!
Issued on behalf of Civil Society Forum on Human Rights (CSFHR) |
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