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Rights And Roles Of Human Rights

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HUMAN RIGHTS
The United Nations vision is of a world in which the human rights of all are fully respected and enjoyed in conditions of global peace. The High Commissioner works to keep that vision to the forefront through constant encouragement of the international community and its member States to uphold universally agreed human rights standards. It is their role to alert Governments and the world community to the daily reality that these standards are too often ignored or unfulfilled, and to be a voice for the victims of human rights violations everywhere. It is also their role to press the international community to take the steps that can prevent violation around the world.
What are human rights? Human rights are so basic that those who are lucky enough to have them may take them for granted. We drink clean water; have sufficient, uncontaminated food and access to good health care; are able to go to school, say or write what we think (within limits), practice our beliefs, safely earn a living and vote for a political party; and expect to be treated fairly by others. Yet not all people in the world have these basic needs met or protected. Nearly one-third of the world's population lives in poverty, without adequate food, water, education and health care. Many people are discriminated against because of their gender, race, religious beliefs or disability. Many people face unfair work practices, illegal detention, persecution, torture and death because their governments

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