Jordan Human Rights Violations

It is well known that the United States have been seen internationally as a key actor, for better or worse, when it comes to the field of universal human rights. At the same time, recent events have shown a disassociation between the words and actions of the nation. Despite the fact that these rights are supposed to be constitutionally-protected, the United States has been criticized for repeatedly violating them not only in the past but in recent memory: criminalization of poverty and homelessness, violation of the privacy of citizens all over the world, racism, police brutality, the prison-for-profit system, mistreatment or even torture of the prisoners. These are just some examples of the most common forms of human rights violations

The ERLC website notes that the Syrian refugee crisis is the worst since World War II, with more than 13.5 million people affected. Over four million have migrated to other countries as refugees, where they live in dingy and unhygienic living conditions. Millions of children have left their education, which makes them vulnerable to early marriage and child labor, and might have long-time repercussions on their lives as well.

Human rights believers agree that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is still a daydream, because of the violations that occur in every part of the world. For centuries, states and state officials were largely safe from prosecution for human rights violations in domestic and foreign courts. Recently this has changed, by us witnessing former or current heads of state being brought before several national and international courts or trials. In this study, Sikkink tracks and explains this truly extraordinary shift in international legal standards and practices. It is an inspiring story she calls a “Justice Cascade”. Sikkink’s book, The Justice Cascade, provides a personal and historical view on human rights prosecutions in international politics. Sikkink shows us what transitional justice is and the effects of the developing accountability norm on state behavior. In the beginning of the book,

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).

Topic sentence In the Middle East numerous rights have been violated according to the United Nations, these rights are getting violated by the government, terror groups, and local Militias. One thing that should be kept in mind that culture and other practices aren’t the same in every country so we must remember that the western way isn’t always the right way.

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

In 1948 the United Nations established the United Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR). 70 years later many countries continue to abridge these rules and deny the people the rights they deserve. For over a year now Iraq has been denying its residents rights when pertaining to the court of law. It is understandable that the Iraqi Government does not want other countries interfering with how they handle their issues, but innocents, and wrongly convicted individuals, are being punished for things they didn’t do. Iraq’s 10-minute trials are unjust and a violation of the people’s human rights.

According to The UN refugee agency (UNCHR) approximately 11 million Syrians have fled their homes since the outbreak of the civil war from which 4.8 million have fled to neighboring countries like Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Iraq and over 6.6 million are internally displaced within Syria. This refugee crisis in the Middle East is one of the greatest and most complex humanitarian crises of this generation. Since such large numbers of people have already left for most of the neighboring countries, it was evident restrictions would be imposed by those countries. As pressure is rising for European leaders to resolve the refugee crises, critics are also asking why Middle Eastern governments have not done more the to help the Syrian refugee

The numerous and continuing violations of International Humanitarian Law can only be stopped and reduced if both parties to the conflict commit to implementing practical measures for protecting civilians and especially civilians with disabilities. The responsible authorities of both conflicting parties must implement training, regular supervision and the ongoing evaluation of the conduct of all persons under their command towards the protection of civilians. Specific orders for the protection of all civilians, including civilians with disabilities, must be given by the superior officers of both conflicting parties in order to stop any illegal actions by their Armed Forces or militia and they must suppress any violations against civilians and

Protection International provides a necessary service to the cause of furthering human rights. In countries whose government is indifferent or hostile to the well being of activists, or even simply unequipped to provide the protection required of them, human rights defenders have little to no recourse when attacked. Without the assistance and advocacy of organizations like Protection International projects protecting human rights in those areas would be exceedingly risky and in some cases impossible.

According to the author, most refugees have experienced significant trauma prior to their migrating to Israeli, such as “sexual assault, kidnapping, torture and slavery”. After fleeing into Israel, poor living condition and infrastructure force refugees to seek financial betterment; however, they can barely get working permission, which increases the risk of crime. They carry with severe health conditions such as TB, HIV, schistosomiasis, malaria and other infectious diseases which require intensive, prolonged and expensive care and treatment; however, Israel only provides free HIV and TB care and universal health care benefit package for its legal residents but not for migrants, which will exacerbate these miserable migrants’ health conditions and cause serious complications, infections and deaths.

A refugee is defined as an individual who has been forced to leave their country due to political or religious reasons, or due to threat of war or violence. There were 19.5 million refugees worldwide at the end of 2014, 14.4 million under the mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 2.9 million more than in 2013. The other 5.1 million Palestinian refugees are registered with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). With the displacement of so many people, it is difficult to find countries willing to accept all the refugees. There are over 125 different countries that currently host refugees, and with this commitment comes the responsibility of ensuring these refugees have access to

It is said that the leading explanation of refugee migration is the negligence and violation of human rights. Considering the connection between the two, one can question the way a country or state defines what a refugee is. The extent of refugee law and human rights law speaks to the most unmistakable contrast between the two branches of universal law. While human rights are pertinent to each individual, the advantage of refugee status relies upon the recognition of a proposed classification of secured people. . In some cases, refugees are withheld or returned to where their lives, freedom and safety are vulnerable. Within the last two decades, the number of refugees in the world has increased seventy-five percent. If all of the refugees in the world were to make up their own country, the forcibly uprooted would make up the twenty-first largest country in the world. The latest increase in numbers derives from the conflict within the Syrian Arab republic, making up more than half the number of refugees in 2015. The United States has been a historic figure in opening its doors to those in need of a secure home. Even though the United States is considered a world-leading example to other countries, there are countries today like Germany that have closed their borders to refugees, specifically from Syrian refugees. Japan is known for being more resistant to refugees due to weak relationships with refugee home countries whereas Germany has obtained a more positive reputation

The need for better conditions cannot be ignored as this is a challenge that will continue on forever, until the human race can solve for natural disasters or make global peace a reality. For example, “most of the 750,000 Palestinians, who became refugees after the establishment of Israel and due to the political instability, have descendants numbering at almost 5 million. All those people know life only as a refugee in the West Bank and Gaza Strips, longing for a permanent home” (Senker).

In rural areas, of Egypt, more than 250,000 girls are circumcised, without their consent, each year (Murphy). This is not a choice that they make, it is a choice that the mother or father of these girls makes. If these girls were to grow up in urban Egypt, would it still happen? The answer is that it usually would not. The oppression of young girls is typically limited to the rural areas of Egypt. In Egypt, in 1996, it was against the law for girls to have this procedure. However, that did not stop the procedures from happening. Instead, the clinics just disappeared. Parents could simply call the barber down the street and he would bring in a razor and antiseptic and start cutting parts of the labia. This would cost around seven dollars