Displaced Dalits and Their Issues of Human Rights: A Case Study on the Stone Crushers of Balasan River Bed

Human rights actually refer to those elemental rights which any human deserves to have honoured in order to survive, enjoy well-being and flourish or fulfil him or herself by virtue of being a human. But today, the wave of the new world order, exploitative attitude, consumerism and greed of a few are refuting the needs of many. In this regard, along with a number of factors, the issues related to the displacement of the population have emerged as major ones. Particularly due to this factor, the concerned people have to lose their permanent settlement and stable economic pursuit and they are forced to face severe inconveniences in every aspect of their livelihood. Ultimately, the different aspects of their fundamental human rights are being seriously violated. These issues have been observed among the stone crushers of Balasan river bed, who were displaced from their earlier settlement and are struggling for their common minimum livelihood.