Violations of human rights can be complicated for several reasons such as multi-cultural issues, they are challenging to enforce, and not all violations are overt. Diversity, racism, and prejudice had long been sources within countries and transcends boundaries. It is not uncommon for two ethnic groups to have religious, territorial, or ancestral claims to coveted lands such as the incessant war between the Palestinians and Israelites over Jerusalem (Thompson, 2003, pp. 121-123). In addition, there can be dichotomies …show more content…
The cultural practice of female genital mutilation is perhaps the most appalling violation made on women to date and it disgusts me that this still goes on. Surprisingly to me, this is practiced by people from a wide range of ethnicities whether their religion is Christian, Muslim, or Traditional (Thompson, 2003, pp. 105-107). I believe, on no terms, including cultural, is this practice not a violation of human rights, it is unhealthy, potentially fatal, can interfere with later childbirth, and robs women of the right to have any enjoyment with sex, let alone any feeling of safety or