Overall, human rights are a claim or entitlement to life and the duty to protect that right, additionally, these rights should be reciprocal. In my opinion, the application of human right is a serious issue, and even in arguably the most progressive country in the world, U.S. society has been incredibly slow in making and abiding by reforms ensuring even some of the most basic of human rights. The most basic rights of all human beings should be access to clean water, healthy food, adequate shelter, and clothing. Equally, people have a right to education, health care, healthy working conditions, the pursuit of happiness, and the ways and means to raise a family. Nonetheless, controversy will always surround people’s concepts on what an individual or a nation has a right to do,
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
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