Although the concept of human rights has developed for a long time since Cyrus the great free his slaves to choose their own ways, this concept was accepted in the last century by the United Nation (UN) to maintain the peace after the end of World War II. The concept becomes the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), but some countries do not agree with the concept. In 1941, Franklin D Roosevelt, former US president, classified the thirty articles to four freedoms which are freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear (Kennedy, 1999). However, a number of problems still remain everyday, especially in Nigeria. There are a lot of human right problems which are violated in Nigeria such as freedom from
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Satellite images illustrate that Baga, the town in Nigeria, was completely destroyed by Boko Haram. The two images of Baga were taken on 2 and 7 January 2015 shows the destructive result that over 3700 buildings was damaged or totally ruined in a town. Amnesty International reported that this is the most terrible situation in Nigeria. Boko Haram intended blow up the town by fire, and it affected around 4 square kilometre town. There were wooden fishing boats along the shoreline on the 2 January, but all of them were disappear in the next 5 days. More than thousand people need to flee the violence in other parts of Nigeria, and the citizens and refugees were forced to be homeless as well (Eyre, 2015). A resident told Amnesty that if Maiduguri is continually attacked, they will have no where else to go, and Kano was the last way out. To escape the fighting, Nigerian military should not be proceeded on Kano road, the important way to escape. There are more than a hundred thousand people who escape from the violence in camps at the end of the road (Eyre, …show more content…
There are many poor people all around Nigeria, especially severe in rural area, where more than 80 percent of the people live with poverty less than the normal line, social services and the basic structures are restricted. According to IFAD (n.d.), poor Nigerian condition depends on farming for a meal and wage. There is 90 percent of Nigerian food which is made by scanty farmers who implant small plots of land and also up to rainfall irrigation systems. Health care, education, and drinking water have been emphasizied , especially in the cities. Therefore, services are limited to acesss in rural areas, and approximately 50 percent of the population does not have clean water (Proverty, 2013). Neglect of rural basis affects the profit of their companies. The lack of transportation ,which connects with a market prevent farmers from selling their products at fair prices. With this accessibility, source of inputs, equipment ,and new technology cannot be approached to the farmers as well. (Poverty, 2013).
Moreover, mercury problems have been a neglected health issue for a long time in Nigeria. According to Human Rights Watch, most miners work for gold, and they use amalgation to seperate gold from other raw ore by using mercury. Although this is the cheapest method to seperate the gold, it is also risky means because mercury can cause Minamata disease. The Minamata Convention obliged governments to protect scanty mining communities
Satellite images illustrate that Baga, the town in Nigeria, was completely destroyed by Boko Haram. The two images of Baga were taken on 2 and 7 January 2015 shows the destructive result that over 3700 buildings was damaged or totally ruined in a town. Amnesty International reported that this is the most terrible situation in Nigeria. Boko Haram intended blow up the town by fire, and it affected around 4 square kilometre town. There were wooden fishing boats along the shoreline on the 2 January, but all of them were disappear in the next 5 days. More than thousand people need to flee the violence in other parts of Nigeria, and the citizens and refugees were forced to be homeless as well (Eyre, 2015). A resident told Amnesty that if Maiduguri is continually attacked, they will have no where else to go, and Kano was the last way out. To escape the fighting, Nigerian military should not be proceeded on Kano road, the important way to escape. There are more than a hundred thousand people who escape from the violence in camps at the end of the road (Eyre, …show more content…
There are many poor people all around Nigeria, especially severe in rural area, where more than 80 percent of the people live with poverty less than the normal line, social services and the basic structures are restricted. According to IFAD (n.d.), poor Nigerian condition depends on farming for a meal and wage. There is 90 percent of Nigerian food which is made by scanty farmers who implant small plots of land and also up to rainfall irrigation systems. Health care, education, and drinking water have been emphasizied , especially in the cities. Therefore, services are limited to acesss in rural areas, and approximately 50 percent of the population does not have clean water (Proverty, 2013). Neglect of rural basis affects the profit of their companies. The lack of transportation ,which connects with a market prevent farmers from selling their products at fair prices. With this accessibility, source of inputs, equipment ,and new technology cannot be approached to the farmers as well. (Poverty, 2013).
Moreover, mercury problems have been a neglected health issue for a long time in Nigeria. According to Human Rights Watch, most miners work for gold, and they use amalgation to seperate gold from other raw ore by using mercury. Although this is the cheapest method to seperate the gold, it is also risky means because mercury can cause Minamata disease. The Minamata Convention obliged governments to protect scanty mining communities