Human Rights, Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations: The Nexus in Bangladesh

Title
Human Rights, Civil Society and Nongovernmental Organizations: The Nexus in Bangladesh
Publication Date
2002
Author(s)
Zafarullah, Habib Mohammad
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4451-2855
Email: hzafarul@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:hzafarul
Rahman, MH
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1353/hrq.2002.0055
UNE publication id
une:1259
Abstract
During the second half of the twentieth century, civil society organizations and international bodies took renewed interest in promoting equity and harmony in society by protecting the basic civil, political, economic, social, and environmental rights of all people. For them, human progress can only be attained if the civil and political rights of individuals and groups are established and protected. Development will undoubtedly falter if people are not liberated from poverty, provided with basic education, health, safety, a clean and protected environment, and empowered to represent and speak for themselves - all alienable human rights. The Teheran Proclamation of 1968 asserted that "[s]ince human rights and fundamental freedoms are indivisible, the full realization of civil and political rights without the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights is impossible." Today, the perception that social and economic rights are an important component of the human rights array is widespread. This perception is vigorously espoused by civil society and its constituent-NGOs, both of which can play an effective role in promoting and protecting human rights in societies, especially where democracy is going through a turbulent period of consolidation.
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Citation
Human Rights Quarterly: a comparative and international journal of the social sciences, humanities and law, 24(4), p. 1011-1034
ISSN
1085-794X
0275-0392
Start page
1011
End page
1034

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