Universal Human Rights Violations from Geopolitical Perspective

Abstract

The research work examines contemporary geopolitical condition of Bangladesh with respect to India and beyond, and how rising major powers like India dictates the terms and conditions of a bilateral agreement that violates the universal human rights of the people of Bangladesh. The work also indicated that self-centred states practices by major powers like USA, China, and Russia are against the universal human rights with regard to small powers. Universal human rights including right of self-determination, right to natural wealth and resources, right to life, right to an adequate standard of living, right to health, and so forth as enumerated in international instruments are being violated by power politics relates it to geopolitics. Right to a clean environment is considered as an international human right. The facility focuses upon climate change, the destruction of biological diversity, the pollution of international waters, ozone depletion and land-degradation. According to the principles of state responsibility, polluting states are responsible under international environmental and humanitarian law to make reparation to the polluted states. This work is primarily focused on exploitation of natural wealth and resources, extrajudicial killings by India’s Border Security Force, penetration of Indian culture, and how these are in violations of established universal norms of human rights.