Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Unit 3
University of the People
Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a document that was written for all nations, a kind of guideline for everyone regardless of age, nationality, race, gender. This document highlights freedom and equality for all. It encourages all nations to follow this declaration. (Levin Institute, (n.d.) 2019). Over time these rights have improved the rights of many, one example of this is now over 198 counties allow women to vote (Declaration of Human, (n.d.)2018).
First of all, I feel that all the articles are important. I feel that life experience could make you look at the articles in different ways. So, at this time these are important to me. The 3 articles that I chose are Article 2, Article 5, Article 11 (Human Rights (n.d.), 1989). Article 2 Freedom of Discrimination. I justify this by my own experiences. I have been discriminated against in several different ways. It has changed my life in ways I can’t even explain. These experiences changed my life and it had a lasting impact on me. Next, I chose Article 5 Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment. I justify this because torture is ramped around the world, in some places, it’s getting worse. In an article in USA Today (2017) it brought out that sexual abuse of women has worsened, along with extrajudicial killing increased in the Philippines. There’s a similar problem in China with unlawful deprivation of life, executions, and torture. So, this is the reason I feel Article 5 is important. Article 21 Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections. In America we have the freedom of choice, we can vote to let our opinion be heard. It’s important to be able to have a part in changing policy, in turn, it’s a start to changing the world.
The case study I’m going to talk about is The Case Against Human Rights (Posner E. 2014) There was a bricklayer who lived in Rio De Janeiro. Police suspected him of drug trafficking. He was arrested then disappeared. No one ever saw him again. This caused outrage with the citizens. There was an investigation that leads to the arrest of 10 police officers who were charged with torturing and murdering this poor man. You would think that because Brazil is
one of the largest democracies in the world, they wouldn’t have this problem. More than 1000 killings happened by police in Rio De Janeiro in one year. They say most likely all deaths to were executions. These types of atrocities are happing all over the world, South Africa, Dominican, Republic, and Iran to name a few (Posner E. 2014). So, I feel that this supports the Articles I have chosen discrimination, freedom from torture, and voting because this is still happening, and we have a voice to help stop it.
This is why the declaration of human rights is so important. No matter which Article we chose every single one of them is important. We all see the world in a different way, and I feel that’s why many articles cover a little of all the issues around the world.
Reference
Levin Institute, (n.d.), (2019) Human Rights
https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/770765/mod_book/chapter/229104/glob101humanrights.pdf
How has the declaration of human rights changed, n.d.(2018) Peace news.,
https://www.peacenews.com/single-post/2018/08/11/How-has-the-Declaration-of-Human-
Rights-changed-the-world
Human Right Here and Now (n.d.) (1998)
http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/edumat/hreduseries/hereandnow/Part-5/8_udhr-abbr.htm
USA Today, (2017) U.S. Corruption, torture, discrimination worse in parts of the world. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/03/03/united-states-free-expression-decline-worldwide/98706280/
Posner E. (2014) Case against human rights Retrieved by https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/new/2014/dec/4/-sp-case-against-human-rights
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