A. Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (India)
B. OP to the CEDAW
C. UN Principles for older Persons
D. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
E. UN Declaration on Rights of Persons belonging to National, Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
This solution details the chronological arrangement of key legal instruments concerning human rights and specific groups. Understanding the timeline of these instruments helps in grasping the evolution of rights and protections globally and within specific jurisdictions like India.
Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1991, these principles provided a framework for the rights and well-being of older persons worldwide.
This UN Declaration, adopted in 1992, aims to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to minority groups.
Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1999, this protocol provides an additional mechanism for women to seek justice under CEDAW.
Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2006, the CRPD is a landmark international human rights treaty that protects the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
Enacted in India in 2016, this Act provides for the rights and the enablement of persons with disabilities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
To arrange these instruments chronologically in ascending order (from earliest to latest), we compare their adoption or enactment years:
Based on these years, the correct chronological sequence is C, E, B, D, A.
| Letter | Instrument | Year | Sequence |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | UN Principles for Older Persons | 1991 | 1st |
| E | UN Declaration on Rights of Minorities | 1992 | 2nd |
| B | OP to the CEDAW | 1999 | 3rd |
| D | UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | 2006 | 4th |
| A | Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (India) | 2016 | 5th |
| List - I Human Rights Instruments | List - II Years of adoption |
| A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights | I. 1930 |
| B. Convention concerning forced labour | II. 1948 |
| C. The Convention on the Rights of the child | III. 1966 |
| D. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights | IV. 1989 |