Civil: I believe that freedom of religion is a basic human right. Freedom of religion protects people's right to live, speak, and act according to their beliefs peacefully and publicly. You will not be persecuted or discriminated against because of the specific religious practices that you do on a daily basis. The freedom of religion is a very important civil liberty because if it didn't exist then there would be total chaos everywhere. With the number of different religions that...
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About 32% of the population in Bangladesh does not have the minimum amount of income required for a person to afford basic necessities, hence they would fall under the absolute poverty category (Imam, Islam & Hossin, 2017). There is also a further 19% of the population falls into extreme or chronic poverty (Imam, Islam & Hossin, 2017). However, Bangladesh continues to amaze with its incredible economic growth and development (Rajan, 2018). Despite this, half the population of the country continues...
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Abstract Recent literature on populism influencing democratic society in regard of migrants’ rights shows tremendous changes in its treatment. Throughout history, there has been no more need for migrations than in present, especially from the East. However, these changes in the treatment of migrants’ rights have shown that citizens are less willing to welcome refugees and provide them help needed. This paper will show how populism influences Europe in meeting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights focusing on Migrants’ Rights...
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This project will explore the rights of different demographic groups, putting forward arguments for each one, in order to provide a balanced argument by advocating each mentioned demographics’ human rights. I will outline and discuss the human rights issues with children’s rights, transgender rights, religious rights, LGBT+ rights, women’s rights, elderly rights and ethnic minority rights, using mostly sources from government websites and publications, as well as papers, journals, and books written by knowledgeable sources, in order that the arguments...
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Introduction Prison is defined as “A building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed or while awaiting trial” and in which inmates are involuntarily detained and have many of their freedoms restricted under the law. And the concept of them is designed to achieve four main purposes; “retribution, incapacitation, deterrence, and rehabilitation.” However, there is a constant debate worldwide surrounding most countries’ prison systems and their effectiveness in achieving the four purposes...
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Throughout Australia’s history, Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islander people have been heavily prejudiced, mistreated and discriminated against. For instance, from 1910-1970 mixed race Aboriginal children were taught stolen from their homes and forced to learn western culture alternatively to their own culture. These children were known as the ‘Stolen Generation.’ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified in 1948 on December 10th and recognised that human rights are universal and available to all humans. Some of these rights include...
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Many minority groups, including Aboriginals an, have struggled in finding their of these rights in the past, and continue to do so today. The late 1800s to the late 1900s was an extremely difficult time for Indigenous Australians and was is one of the darkest periods of Australian history. Many Indigenous children during this time were forced out of their homes and taken from their families due to the implication of multiple new barbaric government procedures; these children are known...
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is one of the most important documents in the 20th century that has been translated into different languages that aims to spell out the right of a human person about what he/she is entitled to. Upon reading the articles, I actually had a hard time choosing given that I should base on their relevance. Our country is suffering from different issues like corruption, killings, drugs, violations, inequality, stereotyping, and many more. These are the...
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Discrimination is ubiquitous in life it will hurt you unknowingly and make you feel hopeless. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) guarantees the right to dignity and equality of fundamental human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a valuable tool for explaining the discrimination against illegal immigrants depicted in the movie “Dirty Pretty Things” through the following articles: (article 3), (article 5), (article 11). The director Frears created “Dirty Pretty Things” to reveal the idea of...
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The existence of the death penalty has been existing throughout age of mankind as far as history can remember. It is not a new phenomenon that the 21st century scholars attempt to tackle and understand its place in a world of Human rights and the value of life; however, it has been existing throughout in different forms. In ancient cultures, most notably those from African tribes such as the Mandinka under Samoure Toure or the Zulu Kingdom under Shaka Zulu,...
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations, 1948) outlines 30 human rights that apply to all human beings regardless of race, sex, nationality, or any other characteristic. These human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery, torture, degrading treatment, arbitrary arrest, detention or exile, and most relevantly, the right to seek asylum from persecution in another country (United Nations, 1948). Offshore detention is an initiative by the Australian government to transfer all asylum seekers who...
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Every single day, people around the world are being unjustly executed by their own state for varying crimes. In some countries, one can be killed for stealing, while in other nations, it is reserved for murders or terrorism. The death penalty is inhumane and degenerating and should never be an option to punish someone. It is not only an easy way for a corrupt government to abuse it but is also morally hypocritical and ineffective. Thus, our country should have...
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The refugee crisis we are facing today and have been facing for the past, almost, four years has no precedent. Since 2015 when the whole madness started, when over one million refugees, displaced persons and other migrants came to Europe to find shelter and escape from the conflicts and wars in their countries, our continent became the host for other 65 million people, the number rising with the time passing by. All these people that have arrived here after land...
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BRIEF SUMMARY This book explores mainly the political implications of human rights being equal, inalienable, and universal. The book is divided into five main parts, the first part focus on the theoretical structure on what we mean by right and how they work, the reasons for accepting system human right as outlined in the universal declaration of human rights. Furthermore, he provides that assuring effective enjoyment of one’s rights requires multiple social actors discharging their rights in addition to states...
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Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination. They are applicable everywhere and at every time in the sense of being universal, and they are egalitarian in the sense of being...
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“Social media has exploded onto the front lines in the battle over hate speech, free speech and the sociopolitical war gripping the US.”(“How Can Social Media Firms Tackle Hate Speech?”). Hate speech is defined as abusive or threatening words that express prejudice against a certain group of people. It is a crime hidden under the false pretenses of the first amendment. The effect social media has on hate speech is devastating. Social media incites hate speech by fueling hate crime,...
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“If you’re really in favour of free speech, then you’re in favour of freedom of speech for precisely the views you despise. Otherwise, you’re not in favour of free speech.’ – Noam Chomsky Chomsky’s quote begs the question of what exactly is ‘free speech’ and what exactly is ‘freedom of speech’. While they have been used interchangeably in conversation, casually and even in and by those more free-thinking about any perceived difference between the two statements, my initial thoughts were,...
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INTRODUCTION In this paper, I am going to argue that hate speech both online and in-person ought to be prohibited. The plan for the discussion runs as follows. In section I., I will examine the parameters of what is and is not considered hate speech and the problems that arise from the use of hate speech. In section II., I will state various reasons why hate speech both online and in-person should be prohibited through the philosophical position of consequentialism....
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As a citizen in a post-conflict country, I cannot ignore the issues of ethno-religious violence; as an academic and a theatre artist, I must pay attention to those issues. Thus, my interests in the above topic grew out of the existential disputes I have to face almost every day. Therefore, this paper is coming out of both intellect and conscience. In the foreword of the United Nations Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech which was published in June...
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Human rights are rights given to any or all persons by birth, irrespective of gender, position, place of residency, sex, ethnicity, religion, color or class they belong. Thus, human rights are non-discriminatory. It implies that all persons are entitled to human rights and can't be denied access from having them. Since all persons are entitled to human rights, not all persons expertise them equally throughout the globe. several governments and people ignore human rights and viciously exploit different persons. The...
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