KRISHA P.

CALAMBO
BSN1 A-21

THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Human rights are principles that aim to protect all people worldwide from serious
political, legal, and social violations. The right to freedom of religion, the right to a fair
trial when accused of a crime, the right not to be tortured, and the right to education.
Human rights are the fundamental rights and liberties that every person in the world has
from birth to death. They apply to everyone, regardless of where they come from, what
they believe, or how they live their lives. Fundamentally, because everyone is a moral
being who is a human being. The majority of people will strive to avoid infringing on
someone else's personal dignity if they are seen to be doing so. People, on the whole,
do not desire to harm others. However, in addition to moral consequences imposed by
one's own or others' consciences, most countries today have legislation requiring
governments to uphold individuals' basic human rights, even if they are unwilling to do
so. Both criminals and chiefs of state are people. Human rights' power comes from the
fact that they recognize everyone as equal in terms of having human dignity. Some
people may have violated others' rights or pose a threat to society, and their rights may
need to be limited in some way to protect others, but only within specified parameters.
These boundaries are described as the very minimum required for a life of human
dignity.

Governments are limited in what they can do to their citizens by legislation at both
the national and international levels, but if no one points out that their acts are in
violation of international norms, governments can continue to do so with impunity.
Individually, we must not only respect others' rights in our daily lives, but also keep an
eye on our governments and others. If we employ the protective systems, they are there
for all of us.Even today, no country in the world has a perfect track record when it
comes to human rights. Some countries may have more violations than others, or they
may effect a bigger proportion of the population, but every violation is a problem that
should not have occurred and must be addressed. A person whose rights are violated in
one of the world's established democracies is unlikely to be soothed by the notion that
their country has a "better" human rights record than other countries. We have the right
to our own personal preferences and choices, but only if they do not jeopardize other
people's human rights. We do not have the right to believe that we are more deserving
of our human worth than another person. Your or my freedom of choice does not take
precedence over another's human rights. In a civil society, there can be no other way.