Human Psychology towards Human Rights

Abstract

The paper deals with the concept of human rights in different schools of thought. The human psychology and its intersection with human rights have been dealt with in detail. An overview on contributions of various schools of psychology such as child psychology, peace psychology, educational psychology, social and cultural psychology on human rights have been discussed.  Reflection of the psychological associations towards the promotion of human rights values and mitigation of conflicts have also been presented. The paper also highlights the role and scope of human rights and life skill education to enhance the human rights consciousness