Abstract
Globalization is a growing phenomenon in the contemporary times when man has become
modern in its thinking, actions and evaluation. Growing awareness regarding human rights
is not only bringing human into mainstream affairs being major stakeholders indirectly but
also greater expectations. This reality of preservation of human rights has brought the issue
into legislation to make it law as a written part of the constitution at national, regional and
global level in almost all spheres. Consequently, assurance of human fundamental rights is
ground reality and written part of all the constitutions of the world. Globalization has
transformed the world into a global village where there are commonalities of the cultures,
exchange of ideas and free economic approaches are struggling to bring consensus among
the world society to protect and preserve the human rights against any violation. World has
divided into two blocks global north and global south based on their economic and political
capacities. Globalization phenomenon was started by global north so it augurs well for the
advancement of their interests while South is less benefited because of having underdeveloped status and weaker rule of law, social, economic and political condition. There are
disparities of resources between both the blocks that are why south is suffering and north is
maintaining status quo. State like Pakistan being the part and parcel of global south is
facing economic and political hurdles where there is no provision of basic human
requirements like food, health, education, employment and socio-economic stability.
Globalization is north-centered phenomenon and more beneficial for them as compare to
south. Globalization has positives and negatives. On one side it is providing awareness
about the human rights violations while on other side it seems unable to protect human
rights violations. Human rights violation scale is growing in Pakistan where there is
nationalistic economy that is anti-thesis of the globalization and free market economy of
north. Moreover, weak socio-economic and political conditions in Pakistan causing
deprivations and grievance are growing where a specific chunk of society is violating all
norms and rules of human rights by using their economic power and social status. In
comparison to internationalization of economies under the umbrella of globalization,
limited weightage is given to Pakistani exports in international market as compare to
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exports that proves very costly with the emergence of issue balance of payment that causes
severe economic implications on Pakistan economy where social and political sector
already going downwards and lacking to provide basic needs of life and fundamental rights.
Labor issues and forced labor menace is growing in Pakistan where there are less facilities
and larger number of labor and phenomenon of brain drain is growing. Globalization is
impacting Pakistan more in a negative way and less in positive way. In this phase of initial
years of second decade of twenty first century, human rights violation has decreased due to
constitutional protection, media campaigns, role of NGO’s but still long way to go ahead to
curb the menace.
Azhar Rashid , Muhammad Arshad Watoo. (2015) Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization for the Development of Human Rights in Pakistan 2010-2014, South Asian Studies, Volume 30, Issue 2.
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