HUMAN RIGHTS: DIMENSIONS AND CHALLENGES

The right to development is one of the third-generation human rights. The right of development encompasses within its ambit all human rights and fundamental freedoms including right of self –determination. The right to development is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized. In M/S. Zee Tele Films Ltd. v. Union of India3, it has been observed by the Supreme Court of India that right to development in developing countries in all spheres is also human right and as such has a direct nexus with the increase in capabilities of human beings as also the range of things they can do. Human development is eventually in the interest of society and on a larger canvas, it is in the national interest also. Progress and development in all fields which not only give a boost to the economy of the country but also result in better living conditions for the people of India.