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Human Rights In The Socs And The Outsiders

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Human Rights Human Rights are the rights everyone is supposed to be given no matter their discrepancies. Although many don’t realize it human rights play a huge role in our everyday lives. It may seem like they do not affect people. Our world acts as a safe little bubble, and as the world outside of our safe little bubble is examined, it’s realized that what many take for granted, others don’t even have. Some don’t even have the basic rights most are given. But without them the world would be a whole lot different.
Human rights seem to be one of the most undervalued rights that people are given. Although not tangible, or even visible, in the end they are one of the most significant aspects of life (Universal 1). They keep us civil. As the …show more content…

Like in The Outsiders an example of human rights not being used is displayed. Although the Socs and Greasers are both groups of teens, because they come from two different social classes they treat each other differently. Usually the Socs have more respect from elders because of their wealth, while the Greasers are looked down upon because of their ways of living, usually affected by their lack of money. An excellent example of that would be Two-Bit shoplifting. Rather than going out and buying something he stole things without paying for them because he didn’t have any money (Hinton 10). Another example of human rights not being used, shows in “The Global Human Rights Regime”, when it says, “Girls are substantially less likely to receive basic education, especially in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa”, showing that in some countries human rights are still not being enforced (Council on Foreign Relations). After The Kosovo war, the Council on Foreign Relations wrote, “the Canadian-sponsored International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty promoted the concept of the "responsibility to protect" (R2P) in 2000 and 2001. This principle sought to reframe the debate over humanitarian intervention in terms of state sovereignty. Specifically, it placed the primary responsibility on states to protect their own citizens”. Each country must protect their people, and if they don’t the international community will come in and

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