In
the present civilized world everybody has some rights to exercise. The rights
to get food, shelter, education, medical treatment etc. are called fundamental
rights. But the concept of basic human rights derives from the belief that a
man cannot exist in this world without having certain rights in a particular tribe
or in the society. The basic human rights are divided into different
categories. They are social rights, civil rights, political rights, economic
rights, religious rights and cultural rights. Social rights mean the rights to
move freely, to arrange and attend any social function like meeting,
conference, marriage ceremony, birthday party or any other social function.
Civil rights refer to the rights of the citizens. Every citizen has the rights
to be free from the interference, attack and disturbance of others. Political
rights mean the rights to join trade union, to take part in the administration,
to give vote and to have the freedom of speech including freedom of expression
of opinions. An inhabitant will also exercise the cultural rights, religious
rights and economic rights. A person can attend various cultural functions like
Pahela Baishakh, carnival, jatra, snake charming, puppet show etc. as well as
can arrange them at different times. In the
same
way people can enjoy various religious festivals like Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha,
Christmas day, Swarashati puja etc and all these are their religious rights.
Moreover, people of different religions can independently say their respective
prayers going to mosque, church, temple or pagoda, and perform other religious
activities. Every person can possess properties, establish organisations,
support others financially
etc..
all these are some examples of economic rights. In the constitution all rights
of the people have been obviously mentioned. All citizens are equal in the eye
of law and justice. But in many countries of the world including Bangladesh
basic human rights are being violated brutally. This violation must be considered
crime. And this type of crime is usually committed by the law-enforcing
agencies, miscreants and politicians. Definitely they should be punished for
violating fundamental human rights. So, some
pragmatic
measures should be adopted by the govt. as well as by all leading NGO‘s. All
constitutional writings about basic human rights have to be materialized in no
time. Moreover, we have to raise consciousness about the basic human rights
among all people through different mass media like radio, television, cinema,
newspaper, poster, internet etc. and through political activities, canvass and
propaganda so that we can ensure the
fundamental human rights for the overall betterment of all.