🌍 **INDIA vs. THE WORLD** ### **EQUALITY RIGHTS COMPARISON** ⚖️ **INDIA 🇮🇳** The Constitution of India guarantees **equality before the law and equal protection of the laws** under Article 14. Articles 15 and 16 prohibit specified forms of discrimination and provide for equality of opportunity in public employment, while also permitting certain affirmative measures for disadvantaged groups. 🌎 **INTERNATIONAL STANDARD** The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that **all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights**. It calls for rights and freedoms without discrimination and recognizes equality before the law and equal protection of the law. ### 🔎 **KEY COMPARISON** 🇮🇳 **India:** Constitutional rights + specific legal protections 🌍 **International:** Universal human-rights principles applicable to everyone ⚖️ **Common Foundation:** Equality, dignity and non-discrimination 🤝 **Shared Goal:** A society where every person is treated with dignity and equal protection of rights **Equality is not only a legal principle—it is a foundation of human dignity.** ### 🌍 KNOW YOUR RIGHTS • RESPECT EQUALITY • STAND FOR HUMANITY **Humanity • Justice • Human Rights** **World Human Rights Organization (WHRO)**