An Analysis of Human Rights Approach to Poverty Reduction

Human rights are inalienable entitlements, reflecting the crucial interdependence of economic, social and cultural rights on the one hand, and civil and political rights on the other. Individuals as the units of action, as the entities who think feel, choose and act,are entitled to live as they choose, free from interference by other persons or by the state.However, Poverty deprive them of using such privileges. Poor people are afflicted with hunger, malnutrition, ill-health, unsanitary housing, poor living conditions and various other deprivations. They do not have the resources to overcome these afflictions and withpassage of time, their problems aggravates and become complicated. Poverty is key barrier of development.It holds back development. In short poor people lack freedom to lead a life with dignity. Poverty is basically a violation of natural rights of man. And block its mobility. Therefore, serious step is to be taken to eliminate poverty. No longer we can regard poverty as a technical problem and expect to be eliminated automatically through economic growth. The time has come to regard it as a violation of human rights and take it as an obligation and responsibility of states to fight it seriously and do not regard it as a charity measure. It is true that we can not blame any special body as a violator of widespread poverty and draw a bright poverty line, nevertheless, recognition of it as a human right violation is a very important step towards its elimination. The removal of poverty, therefore become a moral and political obligation of all the states, national authorities and International organizations to take serious step for its elimination.