HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS RELATED TO FARMERS’ SUICIDES

Agriculture is an important occupation in India. Many people are dependent on agriculture for their income. The low productivity which is led by the deterioration of soil has resulted in low income for the farmers. Over the period of time, the farmers have become indebted of heavy amounts. The indebtedness extent has been studies by various organizations over the period of time. Ultimately, it has resulted into farmers ending up their lives due to the mounting pressures from the money lenders. It not only leads to pressure on the farmer itself but also on the family. There is a cause-and-effect relationship between the pressures being felt by farmer and family members. At times, the farmer is not able to cope up with the pressure on himself and at times, the farmer is not able to accept the building pressure on the family members. In the name of inheritance, the responsibility of family comes along with the debt on the younger generation. All this situation leads to a lot of human rights violations of the farmers and also family members. The paper is an attempt to analyze the human rights violations that exists. The paper will highlight a list of human rights which gets violated as a result of farmers' suicide. This is an analytical paper based on the analysis drawn out the existing secondary data.