The SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC) has:
ANO formal regional human rights mechanism — South Asia has been called the 'human rights vacuum' due to absence of binding regional protection system
Ba binding regional human rights court (cf. SAARC regional context) (cf. SAARC regional context) (cf. SAARC regional context)
Conly an Asia-wide court (cf. SAARC regional context) (cf. SAARC regional context) (cf. SAARC regional context)
Donly a UN sub-office (cf. SAARC regional context) (cf. SAARC regional context) (cf. SAARC regional context)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. NO formal regional human rights mechanism — South Asia has been called the 'human rights vacuum' due to absence of binding regional protection system
1. Unlike Europe, Americas, and Africa, SOUTH ASIA does not have a binding regional human rights protection system.
2. SAARC (established 1985) primarily focuses on economic cooperation and has limited human rights commitments.
3. The South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) and other NGOs have called for a regional charter and court, but no governmental progress.
4. Some argue South Asian countries rely on UN universal mechanisms, national constitutions, and bilateral diplomacy.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: International HR Treaties + Indian Constitutional Jurisprudence — SAARC regional context_
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