Have you ever thought about how many of our Human Rights are violated each day? Many people in today’s world don't even know their own human rights. The right to freedom of peaceful assembly as guaranteed by Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is being violated in many countries through people being arrested for protesting for their civil rights, for educating the public about their government, and for gathering to worship in their church.
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is the right to gather publicly or privately and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. For example, many people from all over the world have been trying to inform, or educate the public about their government. …show more content…
They were then accused of planning to provoke a similar revolt in Zimbabwe. The judge agreed that by watching the coverage of the protests wasn’t a crime, he argued that the group was to stirring up anti government sentiment by playing them” (Freedom House). This is showing how their rights are being violated because, by gathering together to watch the coverage of the video, the judge accused them of planning and anti government sentiment. According to Article 20 anyone and everyone should be allowed to do this without it being taken to court. “New York March 2012, was marked by disrupting the meeting of protesters who wanted to celebrate the six-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street campaign (Writers of Voice of Russia). According to the media, Police officers began …show more content…
In China, unregistered Christian “house churches” have had difficulty finding places to practice their religion, or worship, after the evangelical Shouwang Church was forced out of its rental space last year (Freedom house). People being forced out of the place, or places they worship is a violation of their human rights. According to the The Human Rights House Network people have a right to assemble together to promote and protect human rights through peaceful protest or the expression of their views. Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also says everyone should have the right to gather together without being questioned. “A man in Phoenix, Arizona had been sentenced to a total of 60 days in jail after he refused to stop hosting Bible studies in the privacy of his home – in violation of the city’s building code laws.” Choosing to hold a worship session at his home is completely legal. The fact that the man had to serve time for privately gathering with members of the community to worship shows how many people don't know what their humans rights are and how they are being
The right to freedom of peaceful assembly is the right to gather publicly or privately and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests. For example, many people from all over the world have been trying to inform, or educate the public about their government. …show more content…
They were then accused of planning to provoke a similar revolt in Zimbabwe. The judge agreed that by watching the coverage of the protests wasn’t a crime, he argued that the group was to stirring up anti government sentiment by playing them” (Freedom House). This is showing how their rights are being violated because, by gathering together to watch the coverage of the video, the judge accused them of planning and anti government sentiment. According to Article 20 anyone and everyone should be allowed to do this without it being taken to court. “New York March 2012, was marked by disrupting the meeting of protesters who wanted to celebrate the six-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street campaign (Writers of Voice of Russia). According to the media, Police officers began …show more content…
In China, unregistered Christian “house churches” have had difficulty finding places to practice their religion, or worship, after the evangelical Shouwang Church was forced out of its rental space last year (Freedom house). People being forced out of the place, or places they worship is a violation of their human rights. According to the The Human Rights House Network people have a right to assemble together to promote and protect human rights through peaceful protest or the expression of their views. Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights also says everyone should have the right to gather together without being questioned. “A man in Phoenix, Arizona had been sentenced to a total of 60 days in jail after he refused to stop hosting Bible studies in the privacy of his home – in violation of the city’s building code laws.” Choosing to hold a worship session at his home is completely legal. The fact that the man had to serve time for privately gathering with members of the community to worship shows how many people don't know what their humans rights are and how they are being