Paper Title: Literature and Human Rights: A brief Overview
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Literature and human rights are inseparably linked as both of these are concerned with the human world and the rightful place of human beings in society. Literature, especially fiction, deals with diverse human experiences and opens many windows to the world around us, instilling empathy about our fellow human beings. Novels and short stories present multiple viewpoints of different characters and reveal the complexities of the human situation, thereby bringing into focus the rights, responsibilities, privileges and deprivations of human beings in this world. Literature enlightens the readers about the human society and raises serious questions about the prevailing situation. The concept of human rights that emerged in the post-World War II period shares with literature similar concerns about human dignity. It is evident that on the one hand literature has upheld human values and on the other, movements for human rights provided writers with food for thought. Literature in the western world concerned itself with the natural rights of man and in our country literary works became sites of protest and resistance against all forms of discrimination, deprivation and oppression. Overall, literature has emerged as a very important component of the movement for ensuring human rights.
Keywords:Literature, Human rights, Human dignity, Oppression, Deprivation
DOI Link – https://doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/2.III.2025.61-66
Review By – Dr. Palas Kumar Saha, Dr Moumita Sengupta and Amit Adhikari