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Universality- Developing a socirty that adheres to human rights.. Accepted as a norm, well-functioning society.. Not an expectation, something you do… should do so because its morally correct Education, healthcare# Its not an indivudal thing..cmmunties.. Thats where social justice strives 2. NGO’S try to spread awareness to the public…, useful to infrom countries on human rights,NGO spreads awareness and understanding Civil Society Organization… they lobby and go to international meetings Social movements they spread awareness..protest school… the protest school of human rights… speaking up for specific groups..lobbying for rights.. Found at the foundation of NGO’S … etc… create equal access, equal opportunity 3. Collective rights preserve group identity… rights that indivuals posess only because they belong to a particular group Non-discrimination-go througuh the same process of equality… regardlss of intersections no one should be treated lesser than…human rights impact the collective 4. Postive discrimination.. Differential treatment, inteded to overcome diadvantage for a particualr group Substantive equality- acknowledging that certain marginalized groups have expereinced dsicrimination at significant rates..e.g. Olonial efforts and the ongonig target of indigenous eople… argumenet is everyone should v given different treatment… to reach equality There have been structural diadvantages Instead of treating everyone Further Critques Human Rights Feminist critique ● Limitations of a law-based approach in the fight against patriarchy ● Human rights tols are diffcult to use to remedy patriarch Miniamlist critique ● Human rights normatively prescrive minimum standars, rather than adocating for concrete social change ● Normative pres Becomes very present when you look at NGO’s

Rights for LGBTQ- around early struggles to get regressive laws go- adovcate for legal change Flexible wording open to State manipulation Stare-Centrism- Universality monocultural- representing western moral Criquie of Human Rights: The African Perspective Who are the west to impose their values when they dotn have the moral ground to stand on because of their histoy with slavery and colonialism? There should be a strong crtical gaze focused twoards the west

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