The Internet and social media have become increasingly important in political activity. Blogging, video-sharing and tweeting were crucial in the political events in North Africa and the Middle East in 2011. They are important to human rights defenders everywhere. But the use of these new technologies to assert old freedoms has been met with repression by some governments. Every person has dignity and value. One of the ways that we recognise the fundamental worth of every person is by acknowledging and respecting their human rights.

Introduction
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.

Social media is a collective term for websites and applications that focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.

The rights that involve participation in the establishment or administration of a government and are usually held to entitle the adult citizen to exercise the franchise, the holding of public office, and other political activities.

Social Media's Role To Change In Political And Human Rights

Social media plays an important role in the changing of human and political rights. Social media informs the citizens about their social and political rights. Social media provides a platform to raise the voice against their human and political rights. Social media plays a crucial role in exposing and naming and shaming human rights violators to help bring about the change. Media freedom has been severely restricted in many countries where it can be dangerous for reporters to undertake their work. Social media creates awareness about the concept and importance of human rights. Social media should place an ethical role at all levels and in all parts of the country and the world.

Social media also helps to run campaigns for human rights. With the help of social media many people know about their political and human rights. Social media also helps to defend or protect human rights.

Social Media And Politics

Social media is known for the fourth pillar of democracy. Though it arrived late, it changed the world order. Social media acts as an agent to encourage the people to fight for injustice. Social media helps the people to raise their voice against injustice. Social media promotes social activism in people who would otherwise be Apolitical . Many social media forums encourage the people to join the political events against the injustice in the society. Social media is free from all the restrictions. Social media helps the people to enjoy the freedom of speech and expression.

In recent examples we can see people raise their voice against injustice.

Nirbhaya Rape Case

We can see thousands of people raise their voice against the injustice in the social media. Thousands of tweets were tweeted on social media. Many people have shared their views on social media. Social media also helps to get her justice and raise her voice. Social media also pressurizes the government to improve their policy or work. After the Nirbhaya criminal law was amended by the governments. Social media helps a lot to change politics.

Mee Too Campaign

We can also see in the campaign many people raise their voice on social media and share their Harassment incident on social media. Social media unveiled that side of the story which was underlying and out of the sight. Social media helps to unveil those involved and takes a responsibility to make the untold and unheard stories to a larger audience. Social media plays an active role in political rights.

Farm Protest

In recent days we can also say that farm protests and social media plays an important role in the protest. During the farm protest people knew about their political and civil rights. Social media awards the people their political rights.

Awareness About Political And Human Rights

Social media makes people think about their rights. It also helps to raise the voice against injustice. Social media plays a major role in the worldwide change of political and human rights. With the help of social media people can directly raise their issues without any problem. Social media also helps the people to enjoy their freedom of speech and expression. Social media helps the people to enhance their knowledge about human rights.

Enhance Knowledge About The Political And Human Rights

Social media plays a major role in enhancing knowledge about political and human rights. It also helps the people to organize a seminar or workshop for the awareness of human rights. With the help of social media, a large number of people join the seminar or workshop. Social media also gives the platform to many social activists to express or share their views.

Racism In The United States

Racism is one of the biggest issues in the United States. Human and political rights are violated due to racism. Social media helps the people to raise their voice and get justice. On social media, students are sharing their views and experiences about racism. Thousands of students from colleges and universities with a majority white population have used anonymous instagram accounts to share their experience dealing with racism on their respective campuses.

Social Media And Human Rights

Social media can report more freely on human rights issues in a country. Historically, the society has relied on traditional media to bring human rights issues to the public's attention. By publicizing human rights violations, the media has helped elicit reactions and positive changes.

However, this reporting by the traditional media is greatly regulated by legal obstacles that sometimes make it impossible to address human rights violations by the incumbent government. Social media can exploit the lack of regulations to highlight human rights issues.

LGBTQ

Social media plays a more role in the changing of the law about the LBTQ community. Social media helps the people to know about their rights. With the help of social media LGBTQ community raises their voice. Social media helps the community to get their human and political rights. Many people tweet about their rights on social media. In Navtej singh johar v. union of india , Hon'ble supreme court gives certain rights to the LGBTQ community. Social media plays an important role in this case.

Right To Equality

Social media helps to get equal political and human rights to every person. Social media helps to get equal rights for men and women. People on social media start writing about the equal rights of men and women. Right to equality is one of the major changes in political and human rights. Nowadays equality is important between men and women. Social media also helps to promote the right to equality.

Right Of Prisoners

Social media also helps the prisoners for their rights. Inhuman behavior with prisoners is a very common and major problem of society. Sometimes even prisoners did not get the sufficient amount of food. Harssement with the prisoners were on peak, even sometimes prisoners were forced to commit suicide.

With the help of social media prisoners will get certain rights in the prison. Social media helps the prisoners to know about their rights. Nowadays, prisoners also have certain political and human rights. Prisoners will also be treated with humanity. They also have the right to get healthy food. Social media also helps to promote the rights of prisoners and also helps to raise the voice of the prisoners.

Conclusion
Social media is very important for human and political rights. It helps to raise the voice against injustice. With the help of social media many numbers of human rights have been changed. It also helps to promote the ideas related to human and political rights. Social media also provides a platform to educate people about their political and human rights. Social media provides the freedom of speech and expression about their views related to human and political rights.

Award Winning Article Is Written By:

1. Mr.Tarun Goyal (BA.LL.B. 8 Sem.) &
2. Mr.Harkirat Singh (BBA.LL.B. 8 Sem.) - Geeta Institute of Law

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