Iraq Human Rights Violations

Two of thirty recognised human rights by the United Nations are “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (Doc. 1)” or “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms”(Doc. 1). However, both are still problems that continue to happen more than fifty years after the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human rights are continuously violated because when the United Nations created the document it did not legally bind any country to uphold the rights of their people, making the document little more than words on paper. Eleanor Roosevelt remarked during a meeting of the United Nations that “without concerned citizen action to uphold them, we shall look in vain for progress (Doc. 2). Eleanor Roosevelt was emphasizing that the government cannot force the people to utilize their human rights. It is a responsibility that the people must take upon themselves. For example, in the United States we have the right to freedom of speech, but we cannot be forced to speak out, but must do it of our own accord. If we do not use our right to freedom speech it becomes more easily forgotten or taken away. The human rights of people are often times violated simply because the people allow them to be or don’t recognise that they are entitled to them which is why it is important to know

Unfair Trials are mostly caused by biases and mistakes of the judges and jury. Judges may judge differently because of someone's skin color and how they look and treat them differently in the case. “A prior opinion, the judge's bias may prevent him from fairly overseeing the trial.” Judges can make mistakes in the trial and sometimes make it unfair. “Research shows that mistakes in the criminal justice system are more common than we like to think and that our personal biases play a disturbingly strong role.” The jury might side on one

“Ideas about human rights have evolved over many centuries. But they achieved strong international support following the Holocaust and World War II. To protect future generations from a repeat of these horrors, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 and invited states to sign and ratify it”

Have we forgotten about the International Covenant of Civil Rights and Political rights (ICCPR), the Convention under Torture and other

The longer a trial takes, the more tax money is wasted. Over 10 million dollars

In both history and present day, many human rights violations have occurred in countries residing within the UN. Despite the attempts that international influence created through the UN, many countries such as the Soviet Union conducted serious human rights violations through attempts to quell uprisings or anti-government movements. Even in the present day, countries such as North Korea and China have been committing drastic human rights violations, despite existing within the United Nations. Because of these facts, it can be concluded that international influence does not necessarily create better human

In the article, “The United States again Flunks a Test on Human Rights,” Robert F. Drinan discusses the modern world's lack of human rights and remaining community of racism. He speaks from the perspective of a human rights supporter who believes that everyone should be equal. He describes how, “The Human Rights Committee is one of six monitoring groups set up to supervise the implementation of the six major world treaties on human rights.” (Drinan 19). He discusses how, “These committees, unfortunately, have budgets that preclude wide dissemination of their findings and recommendations.” (Drinan 19). Drinan mentions small details including how, “There are 2,225 persons under age of 18 who received life imprisonment without parole,” (Drinan

     Why should one feel the need to comply with treating a person with simple respect, with giving second thoughts to clubbing then in the head or shooting them point blank? And why do they feel the need to commit unnecessary violence? These “human rights standards” should be a natural for the people, not something they have to think twice about and obey to.

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme.” as Mark Twain is often reputed to have said explains with much rhetoric that in fact history is not repeated in a sense that the same events happen over and over again, instead events embrace similar themes. The same concept of Mr. Twain’s history comparison can be brought in support of why the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) drafted in 1948 by the UN --an international agreement that dictates basic rights and undeniable freedoms in which all human beings are entitled to-- should be updated. After analyzing the Human Rights Treaty it was concluded that amending the UDHR should be considered because of advancements in the world, in main part due to globalization and

frequently seen as above international law. No US or UK politicians have yet been trialled in

We live in a world in which it could be perceived all humans have rights, which are protected and respected by all governments regardless of ideology. For all of those who see things beyond the walls of politics, it is clear that for the majority of the world’s population their reality implies otherwise. While every violation of civil rights and liberties should be addressed, given my personal experience, I consider the violation of 12th and 13th article of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights the most important civil liberties or rights issue of the moment. The 12th article states that everyone has the right to liberty of movement and to choose his residence, everyone is free to leave any country, including his own, and

laws in compliance with the cosmopolitan norms of human rights. In the example of counter-terrorism measures in the United States and United Kingdom, courts have repeatedly judged legislation intended to allow arbitrary detention unlawful. In any case, governments remain unwilling to respect well-established international human rights norms (Nash 2009, 99). As elected representatives, politicians are often unwilling to risk appearing soft on those who are perceived to threaten the state’s safety. This broad trend in contemporary politics shows that even in democratic societies there are contexts in which human rights are simply not popular (Nash 2009, 99). As one can note, it is thus impossible to separate the world into “good democratic states” that protect human rights and “bad authoritarian states” that are the biggest violators (Posner 2014, 121).

The invasion of Iraq 2003 had an impact on Iraq and its civilians on a profound level. There remains considerable controversy in regards to Iraq’s political and military transition. Human rights protection should be built into the institutional framework for a future Iraq. Men, women and children were impacted physically and psychologically as a result of the crimes committed by the US. A rights focus point will strengthen the cooperation of Iraqi civilians in the transition process and will reinforce the consideration of the occupying power and interim administration to the people of Iraq. The US obtains primary responsibilities such as the protection and welfare of civilians in Iraq, with the inclusion of the duty to respect their fundamental

The judicial system is not effecting in finding a defendant guilty. There are a lot of crimes like rape, child abuse, and sometimes even murder who get off easy. Sometimes there isn't enough evidence but at the same time there can be.

When the topic of human rights violations is brought up in regards to the Middle East, it is likely that countries such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria are among the first to come to mind. Although Jordan does not have nearly as many violations as the aforementioned, several civil liberties are being consistently violated despite the country’s commitment to human rights and national security. Jordan has been one of the steadiest allies of the United States in the fight against terrorism as well as being an advocate for creating and maintaining peace in the Middle East, but what Jordan may be applauded for is also a cause of conflict on the human rights front.