Human Rights
Human rights are normally understood as inseparable fundamental rights to human beings. Human rights are considered universal and fundamental rights to which a person is entitled since birth. In spite of the man-made classifications like caste, creed, gender, and nationality human rights are the basic rights of a person to survive in this world i.e. the right to healthy food, right to clean water, freedom of movement and speech and freedom from slavery and discrimination.
Human Right activists actively participate and with equal gusto protests anything that go against human rights violations in any part of the world.
Key to Success
To be successful in Human Rights you should have/ develop:
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- ability to resolve conflicts
- ability of Negotiating and Mediating
Scope and Opportunities
Although Human Rights in developing country like India is in initial stages. Despite that limitation, career opportunities are abound with social service organizations like old age homes and age care, International organizations, statutory government bodies and NGOs.
Lifestyle & Social Status
Working with human rights committee is very challenging and quite forceful to a range. Human rights activists give suggestions and educational services, castaway assistance, policy analysis for national and international institutions, restoration of the victims and management in the field of human rights based civil society organizations.
Job Profile
These are the main activities done in human rights, research work, ending human rights abuses, violence in all regions of the world and monitoring the human rights development, conducting on-site fact-finding and investigations, writing human rights case studies and reports, various advocatory jobs to promotions and lobbying, litigation, and last, but not the least, promoting human rights practices both socially and politically.
Human rights certified person can explore wide opportunities in this field which are as follows:
- A Fund raiser
- A Campaigner
- A research analyst
- In public relations
- Investigation
- Administration
- Lobbying
- In education as a tutor
Skill sets
- Communication
- Writing
- Reporting
- Interpersonal Communication
- Management
Work Value
- Teamwork
- Advocacy
Employability Scale
A Human rights fresher you can get a salary between Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 15, 000. As a fresher you cannot expect a high salary but as your experience raises you will start getting good growth. Many private companies/bodies are offering job openings with handsome salary packages to account professionals across the world.
Top Recruiters
- NGO’s
- CRY
- Red Cross
Course Description
| Course Options | Diploma in Human Rights | B. A (Human Rights) | M.A (Human Rights) |
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Academic Eligibility |
Any Graduation | 10+2 with any specialization | A bachelor with any specialization. A Bachelor with Sociology, or the Humanities or a Bachelor of Law are given preference for this course. |
| Fees | Rs 5000 – Rs 10000 per year | Rs 5000 – Rs 10000 per year | Rs 5000 – Rs 10000 per year |
| Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1 | Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs | Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs | Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs |
| Expenditure in Tier-2 | Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs | Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs | Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs |
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Duration |
1 year | 3 Years | 2 Years |
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Mode |
Correspondence | Regular | Regular |
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Career prospect
- Lawyer
- Associate in legal consulting
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