The human rights question becomes pertinent in the contemporary situation of political re-configuration, terror-counter terror scenario, economic globalisation and consequent inequality and marginalisation. The book deals with the diverse issues of civil, political, economic and social rights emerging in India, China, South Asia and expatiates on the emergence of the regional human rights mechanism in South Asia, Africa and the Americas. The book analyses the rising impact of the 'non-state' actor on human rights, while the interface of threat and opportunity between business and human rights.