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MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS.......WRITTEN BY R.K KHULLAR
MEDIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS.......WRITTEN BY R.K KHULLAR
Media, that is often called in India and in democriative set up a powerful pillar and tool in protection of Human Rights. Now the question arisen that what is concept of Human Rights. The concept of Human Rights has arisen from that of natural rights of all human. The belief that every person by virtue of his humanity is entitled to certain natural rights is a recurring theme throughout the history of mankind. It can be traced back thousands of years from the Vedas to the Hammurabai Code to the Magna Carta, the French Declaration of Human Rights, and the American Bill of Rights. Time and again history shows that the existence of human rights has been recognized and accepted as a necessary component for the well being of civilization at any given time.
It is here that the media can play a salutary role in creating larger awareness of the concept of human rights, Basic human rights that would constitute the right of every individual to his fundamental freedom without distinction as to race, sex, language or religion. Human society has developed from Stone Age to space age. But while some nations or societies have developed apace the others seem to be nowhere in the race.
The rights which citizens enjoy vary depending upon the economic, social, political and cultural developments. In view of the fact that there is a revolutionary change and growth in every sphere of life and mainly in the communication and media world, media today, plays a decisive role in the development of society. Thus the role of media in protection of human rights cannot be ignored or minimized. Media is a communicator of the public. Today its role extends not only to giving facts as news, it also analyses and comments on the facts and thus shapes the views of the people. The impact of media on society today is beyond doubt and debate.
The media has been setting for the nation its social, political economic and even cultural agenda. With the advent of satellite channels its impact is even sharper and deeper. With twenty-four hours news-channels, people cannot remain neutral to and unaffected by what the channels are serving day and night. It is,therefore, of paramount importance that the media plays an important and ethical role at all levels and in all parts of the country and the world. Being the student of Journalism and mass communication, it would be appropriate for me to refer to the reports of press counsel into the crisis that the nation faced in the 1990s in the State of Punjab, when I was student in Punjabi University Patiala.
Freedom of expression is a fundamental right well accepted over the globe and in India. Journalists should respect this freedom. In Indian constitution, it finds place as a guaranteed fundamental right. The Government of India in tune with constitutional mandate professes its anxiety to protect and safeguard this fundamental right. But no right and for that matter the right to freedom of expression is absolute and unfettered in all circumstances but bound by duty to maintain peace and harmony of the body polity by exercising prudence and restraint in the exercise of right to freedom of speech. If exercise of this right is likely to inflame passion, the right to freedom of expression needs circumspection and consequent restraint for greater good of the society.
RK Khullar,
Research Scholar (Law)
RIMT UNIVERSITY
