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Reflection on Human Rights
Yasmin CastaГ±eda
Dr. Loskot
PHIL 201
October 29th, 2012
Reflective Essay on Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Every single human being on this planet has rights. These rights are given to us through birth, and
the day I was asked, what my human rights were, I found myself speechless. I did not know how to
answer the question, which at the time sounded so easy. I forgot about the question that had me so
puzzled, and just brushed it off, ironically six month later I get an assignment on the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After reading this historic document, I realized how
important human rights are. I believe most people take human rights for granted, we know they
exist, but we don't even know what they are...show more content...
The Declaration is an optimal model of the mutual relations of the country and the personality. The
rights and the freedoms of the citizens, and also their duties are an important social and political
institution. The Declaration unites all the listed above elements into a legal international control of
the defense of human rights becoming an essential socio–political document ever signed for the
protection of the world.
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and
conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." These opening words of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights express a concept of man which underpins the
framework of human rights embodied in the Universal Declaration and the two international
covenants of Human Rights. Western political traditions is a concept that it derives from, is in
harmony with moral and social teachings to be found in many other traditions and patterns of belief.
References
Feldman, Jean–Philippe. "Hayek's Critique Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights".
Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, Volume 9, Issue 4 (December 1999): 1145–6396.
Glendon, Mary Ann (2002). A world made new: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. Random House. ISBN
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Human Rights And Social Work
Starting with Jane Adams in the early 20th century, human rights were at the forefront of her work
with the Hull House which helped establish the social work profession as we know it (Healy, 2008).
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the values set and regulated by the NASW share a
common theme focusing on, dignity, self–determination, and improving the quality of life for
everyone. Social workers are on the forefront of advocating for, and creating social change, and
justice (NASW, 2015). Social work constantly challenges racism, discrimination and the inhumane
treatment of vulnerable people.
Internationally the social work profession attempts to link vulnerable populations with basic needs
like, food, healthcare, housing, and equality all which reflect article 25 of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights (United Nations, 2014). Social workers wear many hats, and have established roles
in many institutions like hospitals, schools, nursing homes, acting as liaisons between the
establishments and individuals who seek their services (Reichert, 2007).
2. What social work practices might constrain human rights?
The Social work is a profession not only rewards merit, but there is also a monetary gain. The
majority of qualified social workers are employed by local government agencies which can create a
conflict of interest because of their obligation, and commitment to their employer. The government
agencies have their own political and financial agenda that can be
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Human Rights And Social Justice
Introduction: Many of us cannot go a whole day without having a single meal, and if one does, it
would make it extremely difficult for one to find the energy and ability to focus on school or work.
But for many, not having food and finding it is part of their everyday struggle ("30 Hour Famine
Team," 2011). Many around the world and in America, may not think that in the United States alone
there were 15.3 million children who lived in food–insecure households in 2014 ("Feeding
America," 2016). This makes the job of social workers difficult because it is very devastating to
watch children go hungry. In our group presentation, the main topic we chose that relates to human
rights and social justice is, child hunger, my paper will be focused on the contributions I presented.
Human rights/ social justice issue: As developing social work professionals, the National
Association of Social Workers (2016) discusses that; we are established through social change in
order to ensure that all people maintain equal access to the resources and opportunities that allow
them to meet their basic needs ("NASW," 2016). There are millions of children who are living in
food–insecure homes that go unrecognized. Food–insecure as mentioned in America Psychological
Association (2016) means that, "at some point during the year, the household had limited access to
an adequate supply of food due to lack of money or other resources" (para. 2). This creates a human
rights issue because according to the
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Persuasive Essay On Human Rights
Human Rights is an incredibly broad and complex topic. It encompasses all races, ethnicities,
genders and religions and has now become non–discriminatory. The number of Human Rights
violations that occur every minute are proof that more work needs to be done to create a just
world for everyone. As someone who was born and partly raised in a third world country, I have
seen these violations first hand. This, I believe, is where my passion for, and philosophy toward
Human Rights stems from. One of the main Human Rights issues that Australia, in particular, is
dealing with is the violations Indigenous Peoples of this land face. It is a very intricate dilemma
and, for this reason, needs even more consideration when being considered. I believe that no one
race or group is more important than the other and that all deserve the help and assistance from the
fortunate people of the world.
Philosophy like politics is an extremely personal idea and can be different for everyone (Lauren,
2004). So, when discovering that 98% of Somalian and Guinean women and girls are undergoing
the horrific process of genital mutilation and that, in a supposedly advanced nation, such as the
United States, a women is raped nearly every 2 minutes, responses can vary(Maston, 2010; http:/
/www.humanrightsatlas.org) I personally, have seen oppression first hand, through living in
South Africa, and upon hearing these statistics it only grows the anger and passion which needs
to be used to create change. Whereas for others who have never experienced anything but a
privileged life, these statistics can be seen as nothing but numbers on a page. This is where my
philosophy for education has stemmed from. I believe that if people are informed and understand
that these are in fact people, with feelings, that the passion for justice will spread to many more.
The idea that the philosopher Mo Tze put forward has come to be what I base my actions on. 24
centuries ago he stated that one should have an "all embracing respect toward all others" not just
those who are part of your family or your community (Carey, Gibney, & Poe, 2010; Lauren, 2004, p.
11). Human Rights and how they should be handled are very unique and individual issues and so
aiming to have
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Human Right Essay
Human Rights Study Questions 1. Under the heading "Labour Rights as Human Rights" on page
134 of reading 1 ("Labour Rights as Human Rights in the Age of Globalization"), the authors
assert that "there are two principal manners to conceive of labour rights." In the two paragraphs
which immediately follow that statement, the authors list different rights that are encompassed
under each of these two approaches. Please identify FOUR kinds of labour rights emphasized
under the first approach, and FOUR kinds of labour rights included under the second approach.
(W1) First Principle: Labour rights are often depicted as a subset of the body of civil rights and
political freedoms. The state's role in defending worker's rights, but workers also...show more
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(W6) a) 'administrative detention' also known as preventative detention, is the imprisonment of
individuals by the executive without charge or trial using administrative rather judicial procedures.
b) 5 distinct criticisms of administrative detention: i) The individual has no absolute right to consult
a lawyer before or during interrogation ii) They are subjected to psychological or physical
ill–treatment, even torture iii) No right to to an independent registered doctor iv) There is no
legal requirement to provide an interpreter v) Bail applications are very rarely successful; the
general rule applied in security cases is that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody. 7.
Explain what happened in the My Lai Massacre, as reported on page 172 of reading 16 ("War
Crimes"). Then describe FOUR different reasons from amongst several presented in the reading,
that were used to defend or downplay the actions of Lt. William Calley and the men under his
command. (W7) What happened in the My Lai Massacre from p. 172 The massacre began in 1968
when 105 American soldiers of Charlie Company entered Son My ( small village known to them as
My Lai and thought to be the base of the 48th Viet Cong Local Forces Battalion) on the south coast
of Vietnam. Calley and his men slaughtered 500 unarmed
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Are Human Rights Universal? Essay
The doctrine of human rights were created to protect every single human regardless of race, gender,
sex, nationality, sexual orientation and other differences. It is based on human dignity and the belief
that no one has the right to take this away from another human being. The doctrine states that every
'man' has inalienable rights of equality, but is this true? Arehuman rights universal? Whether human
rights are universal has been debated for decades. There have been individuals and even countries
that oppose the idea that human rights are for everybody. This argument shall be investigated in this
essay, by: exploring definitions and history on human rights, debating on whether it is universal
while providing examples and background...show more content...
However, this is debated which I will go into more detail later on. It had the inspiration to promote
friendly relations between nations and it is emphasised that all nations should cooperate. Though,
this can be said to be naive as to go as far to declare that all countries abide by the Declaration and
that it is universal is mistaken. What does it mean to be universal? The concept believes that human
rights belong to all human being and that it is fundamental and essential to every type of society.
Those who disagree that human rights are universal believe that human rights are based on your
culture, it has to be understood that a right for one group maybe outright intolerable to members of
another group. Human rights are being viewed as being too 'Western' and representing specific
cultural norms and belief system of some cultures and societies rather than all. This is the cultural
relativist argument, the belief that human rights cannot be applied to non–Western nations. The
belief has been endorsed by many political leaders, Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan
Yew suggested that the 'Western concepts of democracy and human rights will not work in Asia, by
explaining that the West is too individualistic compared to family–orientated Asia. 'What Asians
value may not necessarily be what Americans or Europeans value? Westerners value the freedoms
and liberties of the individual. As an Asian of Chinese cultural background, my values are for a
government which is
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Essay On Human Rights
The rights of the individual are rights which we receive when being born, we have these rights in
order to protect ourselves, to give no one person absolute power, and to be 'free'. Freedom is one
of the most important aspects of society. This was shown by Locke with him believing that we
should all have our own rights that no one can take away. This was anideology that could protect
individuals freedom from each other as well as corrupt state. What is best for society is a value and
burden that we must all share, it is important for our society and global and national communities to
grow, but to what extent should we sacrifice our rights as individuals to develop our society? We
should not sacrifice the rights of the individual for what is best for society. The statement of "We
need to stop worrying about the rights f the individual and start worrying about what is best for
society." Is a source which has a strong ideology, but is almost backwards in its thinking. This is
because by sacrificing rights we are losing our ideologies as a society. The rights of individuals
protect and offer freedom, a core concept in our global society as well as our national
communities, as well as ourselves. One example of a right which we have in Canada to protect our
freedoms is our right to migrate to and from other countries. We can go to and from countries, live
in them, and we can still return back to Canada. This is important as if we didn't have this right as
individuals we
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Thesis Statement On Human Rights
All people are entitled to various basic rights which should not be desecrated under any situation.
Some of these rights include political rights, civil liberties and most importantly the right to physical
safety and life. Human rights bodies articulate for tolerance, justice, human dignity and mutual
respect for all people. Human rights are protected by ensuring that all people receive humane and
decent treatment. Denying people their basic rights are violating them and it's a terrible offense
which can face a strict legal response. Everything that violates people's rights or prevents them from
enjoying ought to be eliminated with immediate effect.. Many people from all over the world cannot
access some services due to poverty.
Thesis statement Human rights should be respected and upheld to ensure that equality is applied in
serving all people. Democracy should be applied at all times to ensure that all people are treated the
same without discrimination. All factors or practices that violate people's...show more content...
Cases of relief foods or deaths associated with hunger have been witnessed. This is a situation which
directly interprets to violation of human rights. Every individual in a nation that upholds the human
rights of its people should be well protected to live a respectable life. Poverty eradication can be
eliminated efficiently by involving the affected people. They have knowledge on what they are
lacking based on violation of rights. They should also be involved in all development projects to
ascertain that all the hindrances that affect development are eliminated (Chong, 45). Governments
and stakeholders ought to avoid capitalizing on the enlightened and already established people.
Instead, they should ensure that people enjoy all their rights. For instance, people's right to religion
ought to be respected to allow them worship without any
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Human Rights: The Bill of Rights
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, no matter our nationality, where we live,
gender, ethnic or national origin, race, religion, language, or any kind of status. We are all equally
permitted to our human rights without prejudice. These rights are all unified, interdependent and
undividable. Human rights are often conveyed and certified by law, in the manner of treaties,
conventional international law, general principles and other basis of international law. Human rights
laws place obligations of Governments to take action in certain ways or to avoid doing particular
acts, in order to endorse and protect human rights and essential freedoms of individuals or groups.
Human rights however come with responsibly.
Despite all the laws that enforce human rights, I however feel that not all of them are fair and
equally applied to everybody. "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." In
2012, a total of 47 protestors were killed by police in the Lonmin's Marikana strike. At least 78
additional workers were also injured. This was the single most use of force by South African
security forces against civilians since 1960. In this case, the rights to life and security are being
misused because innocent people's lives are being taken away by other people who are violating
their security and well being. These people are being put under threat and they are not being
protected by the Human rights as they should.
"Everyone has the right to health
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Human Rights Reflection
Human Rights in today's society in the theme I have chosen to focus this reflective writing piece.
The Business Dictionary (2017) defines Human Rights as "The fundamental rights that humans have
by the fact of being human, and that are neither created nor can be abrogated by any government".
Firstly this refection will centre around my personal understanding of how Human Rights are related
to my core values, beliefs and identity in today's society. Secondly, I will look into issues
surrounding Human Rights and how these rights impact today's world. Lastly, this reflection will
discuss how Event Management, my discipline is affected by the Human rights.
Firstly, to me Human rights gives every person the right to existence on earth, more specifically
meaning that 'Under the Declaration of Human rights' any person has the right to life, equality,
liberty, education, religion of their chose, freedom of speech, security of one's person and the
right to a nationality just to name a few (Universal Declaration of human rights, 1948). However,
in countless places around the world, people continue to suffer from Human rights abuses and are
not receiving the respect that the Human right sort to provide (Gerber & Gory, 2014). For me
personally, I have never face any true abuses of my Human rights, as I have lived a very sheltered
life and the Values and beliefs I have grown up around, have lead me to live in a way where I
respect others and treat them how I myself would want to be treated. Before taking this culture
and society class I had never seen the declaration itself and never read the full 30 articles that it
consists of. Nonetheless, the values and beliefs that I held lead me to live by these human rights
without even reading them. In spite of this I have come to learn that not everyone receives the
same rights that should apply to everyone, anywhere despite their age, gender, nationality, religion
or ethnicity, the purpose of these rights were to provide a universal understanding of what every
person's rights are, then forming a world built on peace, justice and freedom for all(Universal
Declaration of human rights, 1948). Because these rights are not legally binding, people do not
actually have to abide by
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Human Rights And Its Effects On Society Essay
Human Rights is one of the most fundamental rights individuals should have in society. As
individuals, it's our natural right to have the right to life. No one should be executed or discriminated
because they do not fit in certain characteristics that those that are superior have outlined as fit for
society. Many countries suffer from the lack of protecting their citizens' human rights. For instance,
citizens have been executed and discriminated because of their gender, race, and religion affiliations,
which is unjust. Individuals have lost their lives because of not having their country making sure
their right to life and freedom does not get taking away. For instance, the persecution of the Jews by
the Nazi's, many of them lost their life because of a lack of human right to protect them from being
executed without a logic purpose. As a society we can not construct some criteria as to whom can
have human rights and those that cannot. Society is not supposing to be built on unjust acts against
those in society. As individuals, everyone should be able to live in a more just and humane society.
This paper will focus on the human rights and exactly what is human rights. In addition, explore the
genocide that happens under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, which resulted in millions of Jews lives
being taken away and trying to cause extinction to the European Jewish community. In addition,
focus on the aftermath of educating individuals about human rights after the historical
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Human Rights And Natural Rights
Human rights are basically rights that individuals theoretically have within natural law. The quest for
happiness, life as well as liberty are for instances cited as natural rights by the Declaration of
Independence of the USA. As a matter of fact, human rights are deduced from natural law and occur
with or without the authority of any government. Human rights can be interpreted as incessant with
what were formerly identified as natural rights. This steadiness is not only historical, but theoretical.
This means that it is not merely that the convention of natural rights supposed is part of the old
lead–up to modern human rights dissertation, but that the moral notion at the center of the latter is
basically that of a natural right.
On the...show more content...
It is also important to note that while the language used in the Universal Declaration might reflect
former articulations of Human Rights, it may not specifically invoke human nature, a Divine Being,
natural rights, or any other theoretical root for human rights. Since legal rights have law as their
foundation, it is correct to state that human rights have humankind as their basis. Many theorists
have proposed that the most relevant theories to the development of the human rights notion are
natural rights, religion, natural law, legal positivism, in addition to Marxism. The idea of individual
rights rose from the understanding that because reason is the key characteristic human beings
possess, every individual has the right to choose their specific authorities as well as to formulate
their own laws. A simple question, thus, is the valid authority and duty of government in the
framework of human rights.
Natural law has unbiased, exterior existence. According to the supposition deduced from the ESS
(evolutionary stable strategy), it is human nature to use force. Moreover, the capacity to make ethical
judgments, the ability to differentiate "good" from "evil", has instant evolutionary benefits. The
advent of rights within a political point of view is generally considered as rather recent, although
any historic study regarding
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Essay on Human Rights in the European Union
Introduction
The development of a human rights policy in the EU has been a long and often undocumented
journey. The sectoral approach of the Paris Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
Community (ECSC) in 1951 had an economic and functional intention, lacking a declaration of
fundamental rights, as seen in national constitutions. It was not until the 2000 Nice Summit that the
European Union first established a written charter, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, explicitly
stating and guaranteeing human rights in the European Union. Documented EU human rights policy
before 2000 can be seen primarily in two ways:
1. Internally, through case–law from the European Court of Justice (ECJ)
2. Externally,...show more content...
Based on analysis from these four cases, conclusions regarding the effectiveness of human rights
policy will be discussed.
Background of EU Human Rights Policy
European Court of Justice
The legitimacy of the ECJ to uphold EU legislation is a necessary component of effective human
rights policy. The history of its increase in power is worth noting. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s,
the ECJ's location in Luxembourg, far from the political fray in Brussels and Strasburg, prevented it
from becoming a strong body of the EU. Yet, throughout that time the court methodically built
case–law that would lead to its surge in influence in the 1980s. The two most significant
developments of the court during this time period were direct effect and supremacy. These twin
pillars clarified the relationship between the national and EU legal orders.
The landmark decision involving direct effect occurred in 1963 in a case called Van Gend en Loos.
In the case, a Dutch transport firm brought a complaint against Dutch customs for increasing the
duty on a product imported from Germany. The firm argued that the Dutch authorities had breached
a clause in the original EU treaty, which prohibited member states from introducing new duties in the
common market. The Court agreed with the firm and declared that any "unconditionally worded
treaty provision being self sufficient and legally complete" did not require
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Human Rights And The Rights
Human rights are the rights that belong to each and every single person internationally. These rights
have been around since the first civilization in Ancient Greece and has evolved into the rights we
have currently. Each group of people has had to fight for these rights that each person supposedly
has. Throughout history, group after group is discriminated against even though people fight for
equality. Though there are many different categories of human rights, the three types of human rights
are the right to equality, marriage, and expression based on the social rights.
The first right humans have is the right to be equal to each other. Article 1 of The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and
rights." Since all human beings are equal to others, all people should have the same power and
voice within their society and government. The government has a duty to assure their citizens are
all as equal as possible. Before the 1920s, women were not treated fairly with their voices being
heard. Women were denied the right to vote and be represented in the government until August,
1920. The right to be equal, also means all people have a fair chance to obtain employment.
Therefore, companies do not have the right to fire or not hire employees based on their beliefs or
orientation. There has to be a definite reason that an individual was not hired that can be proven.
Article 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights says,
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Universal Human Rights Essay
The notion of universal human rights is a fairly new concept, coming into existence only after the
Second World War as enshrined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The system
of rights was premised on the main assumption that since no one could control his or her birth, it
should then follow that everyone should have a birthright to be protected from certain ills, or
guaranteed certain liberties.
Scholars have read the development of rights as a response to several features of modernity. For
instance, the deinstitutionalisation of social life has been noted to be a contributing factor to the
development of rights. As contemporary culture places less emphasis on traditional sense–making
social institutions (such as...show more content...
Previously, studies that have examined this relation have explored areas such as the applicability of
rights principles to the global 'human', considering issues of cultural relativism, moral universalism
and so forth (Ignatieff 2003; Symonides 1998), and by extension, the adequacy of rights in serving as
a basis for a shared understanding of humanity, in comparison with theories such as cosmopolitanism
(e.g., Appiah 2006). Yet the common assumption in such work is still that individuals take
ontological precedence to rights, which then simply attach in a way that changes their existence for
the better. This presupposition is often left unexamined.
This essay seeks to critically examine human rights discourse by considering the very constitution of
the 'human' in human rights. I draw on Costas Douzinas's argument that it is not so much that
'humans have rights' but that 'human rights [also] construct humans...' (Douzinas 2000: 371).
Douzinas will primarily be read as calling for a genealogical analysis that inverts the relationship
between rights and subjects, which has two significant implications for how I approach this issue.
First, although rights are commonly said to apply to humanity as a whole, but to what extent is this
the case? What is the nature of the 'human' that is implicated in discourses on human rights? Where
are its margins, its
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Persuasive Essay On Human Rights
"These are evil people. And we're not going to win this fight by turning the other cheek" (Cheney 9).
Events such as the terrorist attack on September 11th, created an era of the American people feeling
as if they were under constant and imminent threat. George W. Bush, the President in office at the
time of the attack, had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to impose enhanced interrogations
upon detained suspects. Methods of interrogation were committed through means of physical and
psychological torture in which are deemed unlawful, unsuccessful, and unethical. Being unjustifiable,
torture is detrimental towards the progression of human rights.
Although laws are created to protect the fundamental rights of a citizen, they are not always
followed. As the world modernizes and creates newer standards of human rights, all people must
adhere to laws that protect the people of the world in order to be a unified society. The act of torture
violates the law of the United Nations and U.S. constitution. As a milestone in the history of human
rights, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations to
maintain the "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all
members of the human family [...] the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world" (UN
General Assembly preamble). Specifically, Article 5. states, "No one shall be subjected to torture or
to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
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Human Rights Against Human Rights
Human rights are the internal and external privileges which all humans are considered given
including freedom to live, liberty, equality, and a fair trial, freedom from slavery and torture, and
freedom of thought and expression. But, even the privileges that our countries and life itself give us
can be violated or even taken away. A more specific example is the death penalty orcapital
punishment, which is the most severe government ruling of executing a convicted criminal. This
practice is extremely common in America and other countries around the world. Many argue that the
execution of a human life is not a human rights violation using hammurabi's code of an eye for an
eye, a life for a life and that capital murders deserve to be capitally murdered. But considering
constitutional issues, precedents and other global issues, the death penalty is a human rights
violation. Justice is not served, when one kills in the name of justice. America's stance on capital
punishment is at a 62%–38% for the death penalty, but due to recent allegations and decisions the
support for the death penalty is rapidly decreasing across the United States. "There are 31 states with
the death penalty: Alabama Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota,
Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,
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Human Dignity And Human Rights Essay
HUMAN DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTSHuman rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of
man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for.
–Robert Maynard
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This paper is a study of human dignity and the judicial interpretation of Article 21 of the Indian
jurisdiction. This paper comprehensively examines the theories of philosophers in respect to human
dignity and human rights. Chapter I deal with the introductory part of human dignity. In this chapter,
an attempt is being made to trace the significance of human dignity with respect of human rights and
the obligations of states which have to be combined with a recovery of truly democratic states.
Chapter II of the paper explores the theories of philosophers and the development of the rights and
the role of dignity. In Chapter III we will observe the provisions of Article 21 of the Indian
constitution and I would argue in favor of the right to live with human dignity and how human
dignity is a dear value of our constitution by discussing some related cases. In Chapter IV we will
discuss the interpretation of dignity by various international institutions as the human dignity is not
only a fundamental right in itself, but it is also the rights in international law as well. Further, this
paper concludes by justifying the creativity of the Indian judiciary that has preserved the basic
human dignity and human rights of the citizens.
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Human Rights In America Essay
Authors have a unique way of showing human right issues in a novel, deportation, child labor, and
war, are all real–life events that played a huge role on the United states, your eyes really open to a
whole new world just by reading. "when I understand my enemy well enough to defeat him, then in
that moment, I also love him." There is a point in everyone's life when you have an issue that you
just think about and you start to care about it, that's just what Ender's game did for me.
So, open a book and discover a whole new learning of human rights issues around the world. 

How would you feel if you come home from school and no one is home, you wait countless hours
and still nobody shows up? Deportation has caused heartbreaking moments for people all around the
globe. A mother that was deported from her...show more content...
European headquarters by 11–year–old Basudev Bhattarai, a former domestic servant from Nepal.
"Child labor is an issue that in some places still needs to be stopped. "The labor organization has
called for new international legal standards on child labor that would halt slavery and slavery–like
practices, forced labor and debt bondage. The standards also would prevent children from being
used in prostitution and pornography or any activity likely to jeopardize their health or morals."
Throughout the years, children were like puppets, cruel people would control them. Being at such a
young age, children didn't know any better. This was known as Child labor. "ILO surveys have
found that one–quarter of all children ages 5–14 are working, with many of them doing hazardous
jobs." Due to child labor, Ender was a six–year–old boy was taken into battle school, where he
would kill buggers to save the world. There are much older and experienced people on the planet,
why use kids? Children are so young and don't know any better, they are brain washing them into
thinking what is
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What Are Human Rights? Essay
The rights you have simply because you are human
Every single human being on this planet has rights (What Are Human Rights, n.d). These rights are
given to us through birth, and the day I was asked, what my human rights were, I found myself
speechless. I did not know how to answer the question, which at the time sounded so easy. I forgot
about the question that had me so puzzled, and just brushed it off, ironically six month later I get an
assignment on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After reading this historic
document, I realized how important human rights are. I believe most people take human rights for
granted, we know they exist, but we don't even know what they are and what they entail. This made
me think...show more content...
After World War II, the document called "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" with the
thirty rights (articles) to which all people are authorized to have(UDHR, 1948). The idea of "The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights" was to describe in detail the rights that all people were
entitled to in the world, in hopes to preventing anymore wars like the two world wars, which
resulted in millions of people's deaths and destruction of many countries(UDHR, 1948). The
Universal Declaration of Human Rights was accepted around the world as the document which
defined the thirty rights that all people where entitled to, no matter where you were from, lived,
born or did(UDHR, 1948).
It seems as if many organizations have in some way adapted to the principles of the United Nations
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this is evident at "Saint Leo University". Saint Leo
University has incorporated six core values into the heart of the Universities community. These core
values are Excellence, Community, Respect, Personal Development, Responsible Stewardship, and
Integrity(Saint Leo University, n.d). While evaluating these core values, I thought to myself, what
do any of these values have to do with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
While I'm sure this can be a debatable subject, I feel that two out of the six
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  • 1. Reflection on Human Rights Yasmin CastaГ±eda Dr. Loskot PHIL 201 October 29th, 2012 Reflective Essay on Universal Declaration of Human Rights Every single human being on this planet has rights. These rights are given to us through birth, and the day I was asked, what my human rights were, I found myself speechless. I did not know how to answer the question, which at the time sounded so easy. I forgot about the question that had me so puzzled, and just brushed it off, ironically six month later I get an assignment on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After reading this historic document, I realized how important human rights are. I believe most people take human rights for granted, we know they exist, but we don't even know what they are...show more content... The Declaration is an optimal model of the mutual relations of the country and the personality. The rights and the freedoms of the citizens, and also their duties are an important social and political institution. The Declaration unites all the listed above elements into a legal international control of the defense of human rights becoming an essential socio–political document ever signed for the protection of the world. "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood." These opening words of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights express a concept of man which underpins the framework of human rights embodied in the Universal Declaration and the two international covenants of Human Rights. Western political traditions is a concept that it derives from, is in harmony with moral and social teachings to be found in many other traditions and patterns of belief. References Feldman, Jean–Philippe. "Hayek's Critique Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights". Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, Volume 9, Issue 4 (December 1999): 1145–6396. Glendon, Mary Ann (2002). A world made new: Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Random House. ISBN Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Human Rights And Social Work Starting with Jane Adams in the early 20th century, human rights were at the forefront of her work with the Hull House which helped establish the social work profession as we know it (Healy, 2008). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the values set and regulated by the NASW share a common theme focusing on, dignity, self–determination, and improving the quality of life for everyone. Social workers are on the forefront of advocating for, and creating social change, and justice (NASW, 2015). Social work constantly challenges racism, discrimination and the inhumane treatment of vulnerable people. Internationally the social work profession attempts to link vulnerable populations with basic needs like, food, healthcare, housing, and equality all which reflect article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 2014). Social workers wear many hats, and have established roles in many institutions like hospitals, schools, nursing homes, acting as liaisons between the establishments and individuals who seek their services (Reichert, 2007). 2. What social work practices might constrain human rights? The Social work is a profession not only rewards merit, but there is also a monetary gain. The majority of qualified social workers are employed by local government agencies which can create a conflict of interest because of their obligation, and commitment to their employer. The government agencies have their own political and financial agenda that can be Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Human Rights And Social Justice Introduction: Many of us cannot go a whole day without having a single meal, and if one does, it would make it extremely difficult for one to find the energy and ability to focus on school or work. But for many, not having food and finding it is part of their everyday struggle ("30 Hour Famine Team," 2011). Many around the world and in America, may not think that in the United States alone there were 15.3 million children who lived in food–insecure households in 2014 ("Feeding America," 2016). This makes the job of social workers difficult because it is very devastating to watch children go hungry. In our group presentation, the main topic we chose that relates to human rights and social justice is, child hunger, my paper will be focused on the contributions I presented. Human rights/ social justice issue: As developing social work professionals, the National Association of Social Workers (2016) discusses that; we are established through social change in order to ensure that all people maintain equal access to the resources and opportunities that allow them to meet their basic needs ("NASW," 2016). There are millions of children who are living in food–insecure homes that go unrecognized. Food–insecure as mentioned in America Psychological Association (2016) means that, "at some point during the year, the household had limited access to an adequate supply of food due to lack of money or other resources" (para. 2). This creates a human rights issue because according to the Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Persuasive Essay On Human Rights Human Rights is an incredibly broad and complex topic. It encompasses all races, ethnicities, genders and religions and has now become non–discriminatory. The number of Human Rights violations that occur every minute are proof that more work needs to be done to create a just world for everyone. As someone who was born and partly raised in a third world country, I have seen these violations first hand. This, I believe, is where my passion for, and philosophy toward Human Rights stems from. One of the main Human Rights issues that Australia, in particular, is dealing with is the violations Indigenous Peoples of this land face. It is a very intricate dilemma and, for this reason, needs even more consideration when being considered. I believe that no one race or group is more important than the other and that all deserve the help and assistance from the fortunate people of the world. Philosophy like politics is an extremely personal idea and can be different for everyone (Lauren, 2004). So, when discovering that 98% of Somalian and Guinean women and girls are undergoing the horrific process of genital mutilation and that, in a supposedly advanced nation, such as the United States, a women is raped nearly every 2 minutes, responses can vary(Maston, 2010; http:/ /www.humanrightsatlas.org) I personally, have seen oppression first hand, through living in South Africa, and upon hearing these statistics it only grows the anger and passion which needs to be used to create change. Whereas for others who have never experienced anything but a privileged life, these statistics can be seen as nothing but numbers on a page. This is where my philosophy for education has stemmed from. I believe that if people are informed and understand that these are in fact people, with feelings, that the passion for justice will spread to many more. The idea that the philosopher Mo Tze put forward has come to be what I base my actions on. 24 centuries ago he stated that one should have an "all embracing respect toward all others" not just those who are part of your family or your community (Carey, Gibney, & Poe, 2010; Lauren, 2004, p. 11). Human Rights and how they should be handled are very unique and individual issues and so aiming to have Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Human Right Essay Human Rights Study Questions 1. Under the heading "Labour Rights as Human Rights" on page 134 of reading 1 ("Labour Rights as Human Rights in the Age of Globalization"), the authors assert that "there are two principal manners to conceive of labour rights." In the two paragraphs which immediately follow that statement, the authors list different rights that are encompassed under each of these two approaches. Please identify FOUR kinds of labour rights emphasized under the first approach, and FOUR kinds of labour rights included under the second approach. (W1) First Principle: Labour rights are often depicted as a subset of the body of civil rights and political freedoms. The state's role in defending worker's rights, but workers also...show more content... (W6) a) 'administrative detention' also known as preventative detention, is the imprisonment of individuals by the executive without charge or trial using administrative rather judicial procedures. b) 5 distinct criticisms of administrative detention: i) The individual has no absolute right to consult a lawyer before or during interrogation ii) They are subjected to psychological or physical ill–treatment, even torture iii) No right to to an independent registered doctor iv) There is no legal requirement to provide an interpreter v) Bail applications are very rarely successful; the general rule applied in security cases is that persons awaiting trial shall be detained in custody. 7. Explain what happened in the My Lai Massacre, as reported on page 172 of reading 16 ("War Crimes"). Then describe FOUR different reasons from amongst several presented in the reading, that were used to defend or downplay the actions of Lt. William Calley and the men under his command. (W7) What happened in the My Lai Massacre from p. 172 The massacre began in 1968 when 105 American soldiers of Charlie Company entered Son My ( small village known to them as My Lai and thought to be the base of the 48th Viet Cong Local Forces Battalion) on the south coast of Vietnam. Calley and his men slaughtered 500 unarmed Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. Are Human Rights Universal? Essay The doctrine of human rights were created to protect every single human regardless of race, gender, sex, nationality, sexual orientation and other differences. It is based on human dignity and the belief that no one has the right to take this away from another human being. The doctrine states that every 'man' has inalienable rights of equality, but is this true? Arehuman rights universal? Whether human rights are universal has been debated for decades. There have been individuals and even countries that oppose the idea that human rights are for everybody. This argument shall be investigated in this essay, by: exploring definitions and history on human rights, debating on whether it is universal while providing examples and background...show more content... However, this is debated which I will go into more detail later on. It had the inspiration to promote friendly relations between nations and it is emphasised that all nations should cooperate. Though, this can be said to be naive as to go as far to declare that all countries abide by the Declaration and that it is universal is mistaken. What does it mean to be universal? The concept believes that human rights belong to all human being and that it is fundamental and essential to every type of society. Those who disagree that human rights are universal believe that human rights are based on your culture, it has to be understood that a right for one group maybe outright intolerable to members of another group. Human rights are being viewed as being too 'Western' and representing specific cultural norms and belief system of some cultures and societies rather than all. This is the cultural relativist argument, the belief that human rights cannot be applied to non–Western nations. The belief has been endorsed by many political leaders, Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew suggested that the 'Western concepts of democracy and human rights will not work in Asia, by explaining that the West is too individualistic compared to family–orientated Asia. 'What Asians value may not necessarily be what Americans or Europeans value? Westerners value the freedoms and liberties of the individual. As an Asian of Chinese cultural background, my values are for a government which is Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Essay On Human Rights The rights of the individual are rights which we receive when being born, we have these rights in order to protect ourselves, to give no one person absolute power, and to be 'free'. Freedom is one of the most important aspects of society. This was shown by Locke with him believing that we should all have our own rights that no one can take away. This was anideology that could protect individuals freedom from each other as well as corrupt state. What is best for society is a value and burden that we must all share, it is important for our society and global and national communities to grow, but to what extent should we sacrifice our rights as individuals to develop our society? We should not sacrifice the rights of the individual for what is best for society. The statement of "We need to stop worrying about the rights f the individual and start worrying about what is best for society." Is a source which has a strong ideology, but is almost backwards in its thinking. This is because by sacrificing rights we are losing our ideologies as a society. The rights of individuals protect and offer freedom, a core concept in our global society as well as our national communities, as well as ourselves. One example of a right which we have in Canada to protect our freedoms is our right to migrate to and from other countries. We can go to and from countries, live in them, and we can still return back to Canada. This is important as if we didn't have this right as individuals we Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. Thesis Statement On Human Rights All people are entitled to various basic rights which should not be desecrated under any situation. Some of these rights include political rights, civil liberties and most importantly the right to physical safety and life. Human rights bodies articulate for tolerance, justice, human dignity and mutual respect for all people. Human rights are protected by ensuring that all people receive humane and decent treatment. Denying people their basic rights are violating them and it's a terrible offense which can face a strict legal response. Everything that violates people's rights or prevents them from enjoying ought to be eliminated with immediate effect.. Many people from all over the world cannot access some services due to poverty. Thesis statement Human rights should be respected and upheld to ensure that equality is applied in serving all people. Democracy should be applied at all times to ensure that all people are treated the same without discrimination. All factors or practices that violate people's...show more content... Cases of relief foods or deaths associated with hunger have been witnessed. This is a situation which directly interprets to violation of human rights. Every individual in a nation that upholds the human rights of its people should be well protected to live a respectable life. Poverty eradication can be eliminated efficiently by involving the affected people. They have knowledge on what they are lacking based on violation of rights. They should also be involved in all development projects to ascertain that all the hindrances that affect development are eliminated (Chong, 45). Governments and stakeholders ought to avoid capitalizing on the enlightened and already established people. Instead, they should ensure that people enjoy all their rights. For instance, people's right to religion ought to be respected to allow them worship without any Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Human Rights: The Bill of Rights Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, no matter our nationality, where we live, gender, ethnic or national origin, race, religion, language, or any kind of status. We are all equally permitted to our human rights without prejudice. These rights are all unified, interdependent and undividable. Human rights are often conveyed and certified by law, in the manner of treaties, conventional international law, general principles and other basis of international law. Human rights laws place obligations of Governments to take action in certain ways or to avoid doing particular acts, in order to endorse and protect human rights and essential freedoms of individuals or groups. Human rights however come with responsibly. Despite all the laws that enforce human rights, I however feel that not all of them are fair and equally applied to everybody. "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person." In 2012, a total of 47 protestors were killed by police in the Lonmin's Marikana strike. At least 78 additional workers were also injured. This was the single most use of force by South African security forces against civilians since 1960. In this case, the rights to life and security are being misused because innocent people's lives are being taken away by other people who are violating their security and well being. These people are being put under threat and they are not being protected by the Human rights as they should. "Everyone has the right to health Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Human Rights Reflection Human Rights in today's society in the theme I have chosen to focus this reflective writing piece. The Business Dictionary (2017) defines Human Rights as "The fundamental rights that humans have by the fact of being human, and that are neither created nor can be abrogated by any government". Firstly this refection will centre around my personal understanding of how Human Rights are related to my core values, beliefs and identity in today's society. Secondly, I will look into issues surrounding Human Rights and how these rights impact today's world. Lastly, this reflection will discuss how Event Management, my discipline is affected by the Human rights. Firstly, to me Human rights gives every person the right to existence on earth, more specifically meaning that 'Under the Declaration of Human rights' any person has the right to life, equality, liberty, education, religion of their chose, freedom of speech, security of one's person and the right to a nationality just to name a few (Universal Declaration of human rights, 1948). However, in countless places around the world, people continue to suffer from Human rights abuses and are not receiving the respect that the Human right sort to provide (Gerber & Gory, 2014). For me personally, I have never face any true abuses of my Human rights, as I have lived a very sheltered life and the Values and beliefs I have grown up around, have lead me to live in a way where I respect others and treat them how I myself would want to be treated. Before taking this culture and society class I had never seen the declaration itself and never read the full 30 articles that it consists of. Nonetheless, the values and beliefs that I held lead me to live by these human rights without even reading them. In spite of this I have come to learn that not everyone receives the same rights that should apply to everyone, anywhere despite their age, gender, nationality, religion or ethnicity, the purpose of these rights were to provide a universal understanding of what every person's rights are, then forming a world built on peace, justice and freedom for all(Universal Declaration of human rights, 1948). Because these rights are not legally binding, people do not actually have to abide by Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Human Rights And Its Effects On Society Essay Human Rights is one of the most fundamental rights individuals should have in society. As individuals, it's our natural right to have the right to life. No one should be executed or discriminated because they do not fit in certain characteristics that those that are superior have outlined as fit for society. Many countries suffer from the lack of protecting their citizens' human rights. For instance, citizens have been executed and discriminated because of their gender, race, and religion affiliations, which is unjust. Individuals have lost their lives because of not having their country making sure their right to life and freedom does not get taking away. For instance, the persecution of the Jews by the Nazi's, many of them lost their life because of a lack of human right to protect them from being executed without a logic purpose. As a society we can not construct some criteria as to whom can have human rights and those that cannot. Society is not supposing to be built on unjust acts against those in society. As individuals, everyone should be able to live in a more just and humane society. This paper will focus on the human rights and exactly what is human rights. In addition, explore the genocide that happens under the leadership of Adolf Hitler, which resulted in millions of Jews lives being taken away and trying to cause extinction to the European Jewish community. In addition, focus on the aftermath of educating individuals about human rights after the historical Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Human Rights And Natural Rights Human rights are basically rights that individuals theoretically have within natural law. The quest for happiness, life as well as liberty are for instances cited as natural rights by the Declaration of Independence of the USA. As a matter of fact, human rights are deduced from natural law and occur with or without the authority of any government. Human rights can be interpreted as incessant with what were formerly identified as natural rights. This steadiness is not only historical, but theoretical. This means that it is not merely that the convention of natural rights supposed is part of the old lead–up to modern human rights dissertation, but that the moral notion at the center of the latter is basically that of a natural right. On the...show more content... It is also important to note that while the language used in the Universal Declaration might reflect former articulations of Human Rights, it may not specifically invoke human nature, a Divine Being, natural rights, or any other theoretical root for human rights. Since legal rights have law as their foundation, it is correct to state that human rights have humankind as their basis. Many theorists have proposed that the most relevant theories to the development of the human rights notion are natural rights, religion, natural law, legal positivism, in addition to Marxism. The idea of individual rights rose from the understanding that because reason is the key characteristic human beings possess, every individual has the right to choose their specific authorities as well as to formulate their own laws. A simple question, thus, is the valid authority and duty of government in the framework of human rights. Natural law has unbiased, exterior existence. According to the supposition deduced from the ESS (evolutionary stable strategy), it is human nature to use force. Moreover, the capacity to make ethical judgments, the ability to differentiate "good" from "evil", has instant evolutionary benefits. The advent of rights within a political point of view is generally considered as rather recent, although any historic study regarding Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. Essay on Human Rights in the European Union Introduction The development of a human rights policy in the EU has been a long and often undocumented journey. The sectoral approach of the Paris Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951 had an economic and functional intention, lacking a declaration of fundamental rights, as seen in national constitutions. It was not until the 2000 Nice Summit that the European Union first established a written charter, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, explicitly stating and guaranteeing human rights in the European Union. Documented EU human rights policy before 2000 can be seen primarily in two ways: 1. Internally, through case–law from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) 2. Externally,...show more content... Based on analysis from these four cases, conclusions regarding the effectiveness of human rights policy will be discussed. Background of EU Human Rights Policy European Court of Justice The legitimacy of the ECJ to uphold EU legislation is a necessary component of effective human rights policy. The history of its increase in power is worth noting. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the ECJ's location in Luxembourg, far from the political fray in Brussels and Strasburg, prevented it from becoming a strong body of the EU. Yet, throughout that time the court methodically built case–law that would lead to its surge in influence in the 1980s. The two most significant developments of the court during this time period were direct effect and supremacy. These twin pillars clarified the relationship between the national and EU legal orders. The landmark decision involving direct effect occurred in 1963 in a case called Van Gend en Loos. In the case, a Dutch transport firm brought a complaint against Dutch customs for increasing the duty on a product imported from Germany. The firm argued that the Dutch authorities had breached a clause in the original EU treaty, which prohibited member states from introducing new duties in the common market. The Court agreed with the firm and declared that any "unconditionally worded treaty provision being self sufficient and legally complete" did not require Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. Human Rights And The Rights Human rights are the rights that belong to each and every single person internationally. These rights have been around since the first civilization in Ancient Greece and has evolved into the rights we have currently. Each group of people has had to fight for these rights that each person supposedly has. Throughout history, group after group is discriminated against even though people fight for equality. Though there are many different categories of human rights, the three types of human rights are the right to equality, marriage, and expression based on the social rights. The first right humans have is the right to be equal to each other. Article 1 of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights." Since all human beings are equal to others, all people should have the same power and voice within their society and government. The government has a duty to assure their citizens are all as equal as possible. Before the 1920s, women were not treated fairly with their voices being heard. Women were denied the right to vote and be represented in the government until August, 1920. The right to be equal, also means all people have a fair chance to obtain employment. Therefore, companies do not have the right to fire or not hire employees based on their beliefs or orientation. There has to be a definite reason that an individual was not hired that can be proven. Article 2 of the Declaration of Human Rights says, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. Universal Human Rights Essay The notion of universal human rights is a fairly new concept, coming into existence only after the Second World War as enshrined in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The system of rights was premised on the main assumption that since no one could control his or her birth, it should then follow that everyone should have a birthright to be protected from certain ills, or guaranteed certain liberties. Scholars have read the development of rights as a response to several features of modernity. For instance, the deinstitutionalisation of social life has been noted to be a contributing factor to the development of rights. As contemporary culture places less emphasis on traditional sense–making social institutions (such as...show more content... Previously, studies that have examined this relation have explored areas such as the applicability of rights principles to the global 'human', considering issues of cultural relativism, moral universalism and so forth (Ignatieff 2003; Symonides 1998), and by extension, the adequacy of rights in serving as a basis for a shared understanding of humanity, in comparison with theories such as cosmopolitanism (e.g., Appiah 2006). Yet the common assumption in such work is still that individuals take ontological precedence to rights, which then simply attach in a way that changes their existence for the better. This presupposition is often left unexamined. This essay seeks to critically examine human rights discourse by considering the very constitution of the 'human' in human rights. I draw on Costas Douzinas's argument that it is not so much that 'humans have rights' but that 'human rights [also] construct humans...' (Douzinas 2000: 371). Douzinas will primarily be read as calling for a genealogical analysis that inverts the relationship between rights and subjects, which has two significant implications for how I approach this issue. First, although rights are commonly said to apply to humanity as a whole, but to what extent is this the case? What is the nature of the 'human' that is implicated in discourses on human rights? Where are its margins, its Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. Persuasive Essay On Human Rights "These are evil people. And we're not going to win this fight by turning the other cheek" (Cheney 9). Events such as the terrorist attack on September 11th, created an era of the American people feeling as if they were under constant and imminent threat. George W. Bush, the President in office at the time of the attack, had authorized the Central Intelligence Agency to impose enhanced interrogations upon detained suspects. Methods of interrogation were committed through means of physical and psychological torture in which are deemed unlawful, unsuccessful, and unethical. Being unjustifiable, torture is detrimental towards the progression of human rights. Although laws are created to protect the fundamental rights of a citizen, they are not always followed. As the world modernizes and creates newer standards of human rights, all people must adhere to laws that protect the people of the world in order to be a unified society. The act of torture violates the law of the United Nations and U.S. constitution. As a milestone in the history of human rights, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed by the United Nations to maintain the "recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family [...] the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world" (UN General Assembly preamble). Specifically, Article 5. states, "No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. Human Rights Against Human Rights Human rights are the internal and external privileges which all humans are considered given including freedom to live, liberty, equality, and a fair trial, freedom from slavery and torture, and freedom of thought and expression. But, even the privileges that our countries and life itself give us can be violated or even taken away. A more specific example is the death penalty orcapital punishment, which is the most severe government ruling of executing a convicted criminal. This practice is extremely common in America and other countries around the world. Many argue that the execution of a human life is not a human rights violation using hammurabi's code of an eye for an eye, a life for a life and that capital murders deserve to be capitally murdered. But considering constitutional issues, precedents and other global issues, the death penalty is a human rights violation. Justice is not served, when one kills in the name of justice. America's stance on capital punishment is at a 62%–38% for the death penalty, but due to recent allegations and decisions the support for the death penalty is rapidly decreasing across the United States. "There are 31 states with the death penalty: Alabama Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 18. Human Dignity And Human Rights Essay HUMAN DIGNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTSHuman rights rest on human dignity. The dignity of man is an ideal worth fighting for and worth dying for. –Robert Maynard 1.1 INTRODUCTION This paper is a study of human dignity and the judicial interpretation of Article 21 of the Indian jurisdiction. This paper comprehensively examines the theories of philosophers in respect to human dignity and human rights. Chapter I deal with the introductory part of human dignity. In this chapter, an attempt is being made to trace the significance of human dignity with respect of human rights and the obligations of states which have to be combined with a recovery of truly democratic states. Chapter II of the paper explores the theories of philosophers and the development of the rights and the role of dignity. In Chapter III we will observe the provisions of Article 21 of the Indian constitution and I would argue in favor of the right to live with human dignity and how human dignity is a dear value of our constitution by discussing some related cases. In Chapter IV we will discuss the interpretation of dignity by various international institutions as the human dignity is not only a fundamental right in itself, but it is also the rights in international law as well. Further, this paper concludes by justifying the creativity of the Indian judiciary that has preserved the basic human dignity and human rights of the citizens. Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 19. Human Rights In America Essay Authors have a unique way of showing human right issues in a novel, deportation, child labor, and war, are all real–life events that played a huge role on the United states, your eyes really open to a whole new world just by reading. "when I understand my enemy well enough to defeat him, then in that moment, I also love him." There is a point in everyone's life when you have an issue that you just think about and you start to care about it, that's just what Ender's game did for me. So, open a book and discover a whole new learning of human rights issues around the world. 
 How would you feel if you come home from school and no one is home, you wait countless hours and still nobody shows up? Deportation has caused heartbreaking moments for people all around the globe. A mother that was deported from her...show more content... European headquarters by 11–year–old Basudev Bhattarai, a former domestic servant from Nepal. "Child labor is an issue that in some places still needs to be stopped. "The labor organization has called for new international legal standards on child labor that would halt slavery and slavery–like practices, forced labor and debt bondage. The standards also would prevent children from being used in prostitution and pornography or any activity likely to jeopardize their health or morals." Throughout the years, children were like puppets, cruel people would control them. Being at such a young age, children didn't know any better. This was known as Child labor. "ILO surveys have found that one–quarter of all children ages 5–14 are working, with many of them doing hazardous jobs." Due to child labor, Ender was a six–year–old boy was taken into battle school, where he would kill buggers to save the world. There are much older and experienced people on the planet, why use kids? Children are so young and don't know any better, they are brain washing them into thinking what is Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. What Are Human Rights? Essay The rights you have simply because you are human Every single human being on this planet has rights (What Are Human Rights, n.d). These rights are given to us through birth, and the day I was asked, what my human rights were, I found myself speechless. I did not know how to answer the question, which at the time sounded so easy. I forgot about the question that had me so puzzled, and just brushed it off, ironically six month later I get an assignment on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. After reading this historic document, I realized how important human rights are. I believe most people take human rights for granted, we know they exist, but we don't even know what they are and what they entail. This made me think...show more content... After World War II, the document called "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" with the thirty rights (articles) to which all people are authorized to have(UDHR, 1948). The idea of "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" was to describe in detail the rights that all people were entitled to in the world, in hopes to preventing anymore wars like the two world wars, which resulted in millions of people's deaths and destruction of many countries(UDHR, 1948). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was accepted around the world as the document which defined the thirty rights that all people where entitled to, no matter where you were from, lived, born or did(UDHR, 1948). It seems as if many organizations have in some way adapted to the principles of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, this is evident at "Saint Leo University". Saint Leo University has incorporated six core values into the heart of the Universities community. These core values are Excellence, Community, Respect, Personal Development, Responsible Stewardship, and Integrity(Saint Leo University, n.d). While evaluating these core values, I thought to myself, what do any of these values have to do with the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights? While I'm sure this can be a debatable subject, I feel that two out of the six Get more content on HelpWriting.net