Human Right Peace Education- Need of the 21st Century

Abstract

India is signatory of United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, a veritable platform on which freedom from Political, Civil, Economic, Social and all types of freedom has been given.  Although Human Rights Education is a sensitive subject because of its centrality to development in the 21^st Century. India, the largest democracy in the world, is a big country with a lot of human rights challenges. If Human Rights are violated in India, the largest democracy in the world will be in danger. For the sake of democracy and sustainable development in India, Human Rights Education in India is essential. Knowledge of Human Rights is the best defense against their violation. The present paper highlights the need and importance of human rights education and what goal should be there for the human right education for coming generations. The paper also discusses and interrogates the need of Human Rights Education (HRE) and Peace Education in India and also some suggestive measures that should be taken as a part of educational programmers for making human right education an effective tool for elimination of human rights violations in the world.