Human rights values among high school students of Mizoram Sailo Zodinsanga*, Mishra B.B.** Department of Education, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India *Corresponding author: oliasnid@gmail.com
**bana.mishra55@gmail.com
Online published on 23 October, 2018. Abstract The main concern of the present time is peaceful coexistence of human beings. The whole world is panic of arms race, terrorism, religious fundamentalism, murder, rape, scams, cyber crimes and other forms of crimes. Insecurity prevails in the minds of all. It is because there is degradation of values, particularly lack of respect to human rights. Human rights refer to the fundamental freedoms and basic liberties without which men, women and children cannot live with respect and dignity. Basic to human rights are the values of non-discrimination and equality, which contribute to building a culture of peace in society. Every individual acquires values through his/her orientation in families, schools, and society. Most of the human traits get relatively stable during late adolescent period. At this stage individual's learning, experiences and exposures along with ambitions and aspirations get consolidated in the form of personality. That's why adolescent period is recognized as most critical stage of life. High school students are in adolescent stage. Mizoram is a small state, which is situated, in the northeastern corner of India. This study aimed at assessing the human rights values among high school students of Mizoram. In the present study, the awareness of human rights values of 400 high school boys and 400 girls, both from rural and urban areas, was assessed. The study revealed that there was high level of awareness of civic, political, economic, social and cultural values among the high school students of Mizoram. Top Keywords Peaceful Coexistence, Human Rights Values-Civic, Political, Economic, Social and Cultural. Top |