Critique of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Fifth Article states that “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”

“Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status”(UDHR). A declaration issued on December 10, 1948 by the United nations national assembly “an expression of the fundamental values which are shared by all members of the international community”( ).Although this may be true the reality that individuals misuse the power they have or are given is very common in our current society. When thinking of the abuse of power we think of someone who abuses their position to get information or to take advantage of a situation, and or to hold the power they have over another person. The misuse of power is a common occurrence in society, which requires victims to overcome it by stepping up or coming together as one to take back the rights we are all given as human beings.

On a global political stand point there was a uniting of ideas and governments; what we know today as the United Nations (UN). One of the main ideas which the UN has grown up around is ‘The individual possess rights simply by virtue of being Human’ (The Universal Declaration of human rights); which was adopted by the general assembly in 10th December 1948. This statement is reflect in the core principles

Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political, or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or

25. The UN Declaration of Human Rights promoted inherent dignity of civilians and had the goal to eliminate discrimination.

‘Article 3 no torture, Inhuman or degrading treatment’ (liberty-human-rights.org.uk). No one should be tortured, abused, beaten, or treated in a degrading way everyone has a right to be treated as a human without being bullied or treated wrongly for example when you go in a hospital they have signs up to ask you no to abuse them as they are trying to

Article 7: No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishments.

b) In 1945, 50 delegates from different countries convened in San Francisco; with the purpose of reassuring the international community that the events and tragedies that had taken place in the past year would never occur again.2 With the help of nine delegates, among them Eleanor Roosevelt, they drafted the first Universal Declaration of Human Rights, that contained 30 short but every important rights that every human is entitled to.3 Today the UN Declaration of Human Rights is to the UN as our Constitution is to us, our founding stones and the legacy of our

World War II’s atrocities and the Four Freedoms and Atlantic Charter sparked calls for a new global order ruled by universal rights for all of humanity. The war crimes trials of German officials showed that the international community would hold individuals accountable for violations of human rights. In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which declared that all people should have basic rights to freedom of speech and religion, should be free from arbitrary government, and should enjoy social and economic entitlements such as housing, education, healthcare, and an adequate standard of living. Though the document could not be enforced anywhere, its assertion that governments were accountable for the way they treated their citizens became widely

In the United Nations’ Universal Declaration

In December of 1948, the United Nations presented the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Nations approved of and followed the declaration to prevent people from suffering across the globe from human rights issues such as civil rights, abuse, human trafficking, political and religious freedom, and child labor. Eleanor Roosevelt was the main support behind the declaration. The rights belonging to humans through God or nature is a founding idea and belief in the U.S. Constitution

On the 10th of December 1948 just after the Second World War, the Universal Declaration of human rights was drafted. The League of Nations was founded by the allied powers with the main “reason” being to ensure peace on earth after the horrific 6 years of the devastating destruction The League of Nations was then later renamed to what is more commonly known today as The United Nations. The declaration of human rights was drafted in order for all member states to obey the declaration and all its articles. The declaration contains many articles which serve to “protect the rights” of every human being and individuals living on the face of the earth. Article number four stands out for its universal message that vows to protect the freedom

From an early age, we are told that “Life is unfair.” This is something which is often engraved into our heads. However, this mentality leads others to think the certain qualities in individuals make them deserve certain unfair treatment. This mentality has had dire consequences around the world. Although the UN has The Universal Declaration of Human Rights which consist of 30 articles; these are often violated. These are 30 articles outline the basic human rights which should be granted to every person. Each of these articles is crucial to basic humanity, however, I believe that there are three articles which are more than essential. The rest of the articles are dependent on these three articles to be able to be effectively applied.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted in 1948 and one of the articles, article XXVI deals with protection of the fundamental rights, right to education:

The concept of Universal Human Rights is a fairly new conception in human history. Rights are not the same thing as social or cultural norms, which can be used to oppress minority interest and be fundamentally unfair to individuals. The beginnings of this concept can be traced back to the Enlightenment Era of the mid 17th through the 18th century. The formal international consensus of this idea did not take effect until after World War II, when the United Nations (U.N.) adapted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on December 10, 1948 establishing an international standard of human rights. Although the majority of member nations of the U.N. agreed on this resolution, there where nations that argued against it. Thus the