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1. Basic human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of race,
religion, ethnicity, or other factors.
Basic human rights are inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity,
or other factors. Human rights include right to life-liberty, freedom from slavery and
torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many
more (United Nations, 2022a). This includes right to food, under the right of social service.
The right of social service is that everyone has a right to a standard of living adequate for
the health and well-being of oneself and ones family, including food, clothing, housing, and
medical care, necessary social services, right to security in the event of unemployment,
sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond
one’s control. This is applicable to both children and adults (United Nations General
Assembly, 2022). Under these guidelines, these human rights are inalienable and should not
be taken away except in specific situations. These include being found guilt of a crime by a
court of law (Office of the High Commissioner, 2022).Despite these national standards,
extreme poverty is still a significant issue worldwide. Extreme poverty is measured as
people living on less than 1.90 USD per day (United Nations General Assembly, 2022). In
2015, it was estimated that more than 736 million people lived below the international
poverty line. Of these, around 10 percent of the world populations were living in extreme
poverty. It is estimated that the covID-19 pandemic have increased both populations even
more – approximately increased by half a billion people, or an additional 8% of total human
populations (United Nations, 2022b).When a person in unable to secure food for themselves
and their household, it impacts multiple aspects of their life. This includes things like
inability to secure work, not being able to graduate school, unable to get married or pursue
a family unit. Furthermore, when government and corporate practices systematically
deprive people of these basic resources, poverty becomes entrenched and economic
inequality is reinforced. Governments around the world carry significant responsibility to
support its people in these basic human rights. When policies benefit the wealthy at the
expense of the poor, it results in people living in destitution. One example if the Unites
States’ cost of healthcare. Because of the significant price tag, it prevents certain people
from accessing care. Furthermore, poverty in the United States has a direct correlation with
race (Breaking the Poverty Trap, 2022).Most governments do not have social systems in
place to prevent this disadvantage, despite access to social service being a basic human
right. Governments can and should turn this around for their people. The first critical step is

2. to develop a legal framework that protects human basic rights. Such laws would include
things like increasing minimum wage to a living wage. Second, laws and regulations must be
developed and implemented to protect against labor abuse. Third, governments should
invest in their people, including spending money on social programs that support
healthcare, education, job training, and access to credit. Lastly, it is vital for the government
to include the voices of the people they serve to eliminate self-interested powers that seek
to benefit themselves. For countries whose governments don’t have the fund to take these
steps to ensure basic human rights are accomplished, it is recommended that a serious look
at spending and corrupt leaders occur. It is not expense to take minor steps to support this
bare minimum human right. Furthermore, governments can look at progressive tax policies,
that provide relief of taxes for those of lower incomes to ease the burden on the poor
(Breaking the Poverty Trap, 2022).ReferencesBreaking the Poverty Trap. (2022, January
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