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Should Human Rights Be Allowed To Do And What They Cannot Do?

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Who decides what people deserve, what they are allowed to do and what they cannot do? A very simple answer would be well the government. So who decides what the government can and cannot do? Who keeps them in check? Should it not be the right of the people to be able to have a say in how their government runs their country? Most would say that people should have a voice when it comes to the government over them and what rights they should be given. Human rights is a discussion they has lead to many documents and arguments being written. People have fought and died trying to obtain the rights that they thought they deserved and what they thought would be beneficial to others. Many people have been martyred for their efforts to further human …show more content…

The Declaration was adopted on December 10, 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France. This document contains 30 articles on human rights. The first article and maybe the most important states that all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights. This statement sets the stage for the following 29 articles. So far there have been 48 countries vote in favor of the document. Many larger countries such as China, The United States, The United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Egypt and the list goes on and on have accepted the document. Although this document has been accepted that does not mean that their are still not violations of the document. Human rights are not as pressing of an issue in first world countries but it is perhaps one of the largest if not the largest issue in third world countries. There has also been many smaller countries sign the document such as The Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Costa Rica to name a few. Although America is one of the leaders for human rights that does not mean they are incapable of doing wrong. For example many would say that the Guantanamo Bay Prison was a violation of human rights because terrorists were sent there to be tortured so information could be obtained. This brings up the question do prisoners found guilty of crimes lose their rights as normal citizens? Many would agree that it is ok for terrorists who pose a large threat to citizens …show more content…

The battle for human right has to mainly remain in the country because if other nations or organizations try and step in it can lead to very dangerous and high tension situations. Human rights as a whole cover a wide variety of abuses many of which are broken down into ethnic and religious violations. Many of the organizations fighting for human rights mainly investigate and try to bring to light violations. The definition of human rights is fundamental rights, especially those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. This definition brings up debates on why the government cannot interfere with its people and what they can and cannot do. Some would say that the government should be able to control many aspects of their peoples lives to keep order but others say the people should have guidelines but mainly be left alone.Many people have worked their entire lives to try and make better lives for not only them but their nations. Although not all were killed for fighting against what they thought was wrong many were martyred for their beliefs. The advancement of human rights should and is one of the greatest concerns nowadays violations of these rights are everywhere some even in America with the spreading of rights come opportunities for people to grow

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