A Comparative Study on Human Rights Education in School Curriculum of Assam and Northeastern States

The concept of Human Right encompasses the basic right and freedom to which all human are entitled for civil, political, social, cultural and economic rights. A number of International treaties and declarations guarantee these rights including the UDHR, which stresses the inherent worth and equal, inalienable rights of every human being. The constitution of India as well as UN declaration has enriched us all kinds of rights and responsibilities. Education is the only way by which we can create awareness among people about their rights and responsibilities. So, it is very important to incorporate human rights in school education system. Human brain is most malleable during childhood and as we grow older, we keep becoming more rigid and set in our ways. Therefore, it is easier to raise children with a uniform belief in the dignity of fellow human beings rather than striving to correct adults who have become habitual to committing misdeeds i.e. earlier the intervention, more lasting the impression. In the present study, the investigator seeks to analyze and compare the course content of human rights education imparted at different levels of education (primary, secondary and higher secondary) in Assam and other Northeastern states, exploring both direct and indirect contexts.