Abuse Of Human Rights And The War On Terror

Human rights refer to the rights which every single individual is merited to by the virtue of being human (United Nations, 2016). It is regarded as a keystone which universally empowers people to live with dignity, freedom and equality (The Advocates For Human Rights, n.d.). These rights are inherent to and inalienable from all human beings (United Nations, 2016). Unfortunately, there have been countless instances when human rights have been infringed and gone unnoticed (). The infringement of human rights, however, have only received widespread acknowledgement during the turn of the century. The 9/11 attacks on the United States’ World Trade Center spurred Bush’s administration to declare a ‘war on terror’ (). The United States had reiterated …show more content…
Firstly, stereotypical beliefs continue to violate certain aspects of human rights (). These viewpoints have particularly taken root in low economically developed countries (). The practicing of such beliefs has culminated in the grave abuse of human rights. For instance, families residing in rural areas of nations such as India and Afghanistan are against the idea of enrolling girls in school (). The imposing of such restrictions . In conclusion, human rights are violated by numerous different factors. It is however understood that the ‘war on terror’ is significantly liable for the growing abuse of human rights. This is the case as unlike the other factors mentioned above, the ‘war on terror’ has single-handedly infringed nearly all the privileges possessed by people. In fact, the ‘war on terror’ has also amplified the violations of human rights caused by the above-mentioned factors. People should not be denied to their entitlements. It thus becomes imperative to end the ‘war on terror’ in order to limit, if not end, the infringement of human