Question

`India is the only country in the world where, in the States which are governed by the Communist party, human rights are fully respected -- and that is only because the Bill of Rights is firmly entrenched in our national Constitution. We can proudly say that our Constitution gave us a flying start and equipped us adequately to meet the challenges of the future.'

Which of the following, if true, would weaken the above argument?

Options

• Communist governments are motivated to respect human rights out of Communist principles, not Constitutional ones

• The Constitution of India is itself sympathetic to Communist principles

• Human rights need to be enforceable to have any meaning

• Countries without a strong culture of human rights are prone to oppressing minorities

Answer 1

Communist governments are motivated to respect human rights out of Communist principles, not Constitutional ones