Development has been at the focal point of every agenda of mankind. Every action of human being and every policy of the state would try to attain welfare and development. The evolution of human rights jurisprudence itself is considered to be a step towards civilization, prosperity and development. In this background current work on "Human Rights and Development" aims to discuss various developmental issues in the field of human rights. The work presents discussion on Human rights development, developments with regard to freedom of expression, human rights interface with intellectual property rights, interface with technology, public policy influence on human rights, media interplay with human rights, tribal rights and development, human rights jurisprudence development regarding children, traditional knowledge pertinent developments in human rights, developments in medical field and human dignity, vulnerable classes human rights concerns, modern development of election franchise rights. It is an attempt to present certain unique developments in the spear of human rights jurisprudence in the contemporary times.