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...tan, are able to find excuses to treat women unjustly. Ethnic conflicts like in Kosovo can also lead to the violating of human rights. Children are perhaps the most susceptible to abuses of human rights The Declaration on the Right to Development, which stated unequivocally that the right to development is a human right, was adopted by the U.N. in 1986 by an overwhelming majority, with the United States casting the single dissenting vote. The recent enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 2002 marks a significant shift for Indian democracy, for the greater the access of citizens to information, the greater the responsiveness of government to community needs. Aarhus Convention recognises access to information as part of the right to live in a healthy environment, rather than as a free-standin...