Human Rights Violations: A Comparative Analysis Between Developed and Devoping Countries
Basic human rights are inalienable requisites of being alive. Human history has defines these rights as the minimum liberties one person and a collective should possess in order to safeguard each and everyone’s dignity and well-being. Today, the governments of the world have all acknowledged these human rights as unassailable. Even as a singular body, many governments have joined forces in securing these human rights for everyone.
The United Nations was formed for this very purpose and since its formation has moved to protect each of its members from any violations of human rights. On December 10, 1948, human rights were recognized by the general assembly of the United Nations[1]. Perhaps the most common provisions of this recognition of human rights are one’s right to life, liberty and security of person.
However, despite the fact that the aforementioned provisions maybe the most important of all the human rights, these three provisions may be the most violated ones. Despite the authorities’ efforts of preserving these immutable rights, many people and criminal groups are still violating laws made to protect these rights. Perhaps, a factor in this situation is that most countries where violations of these rights occur most have very lenient or somehow incapable forces for coercion to follow the law.
Most governments with low financial status would see the problem in ascertaining compliance to laws explained the lack in government funding for armed forces in order to keep potential violators in check. A link with financial standing of these countries and their capability in keeping potential violators in check is predominant in most discourses.
Perhaps, the more political term for this situation would point to developing countries. These developing countries, because of their shortage in financial resources would most commonly allocate their meager funds for social services and other economic provisions instead of allotting them to seemingly lost causes such as preservation of human rights.
Human rights violations can also be seen as the prominent effect of the most common problems raised in developing countries because of their economic situation. A study shows that the poor standards of living and the scarcity of resources in developing countries result for people to have to fight for their own families and may resort to violence in order to acquire their daily needs. Ethnic diversity in developing countries may be seen as a common cause for societies to make divisions among themselves and seek only to obtain resources for their kinsmen[2]. This may be seen as cause for people to fight over their needs and eventually lead to violence, taking human lives.
Another situation in developing countries is the poor state of affairs in the health care and education industry. Deprivation in the population’s education hinders the citizens of being informed of the norms and laws of the state. Although one may presume that most people would actually know the most basic rules of morality, one should still be able to account for the fact that many people who grow up the slum urban areas may have minimal teachings on morality and the social laws. These people may also have the most limitless inhibitions when it comes to acting against the laws.
The health care sector is another factor in the destitution of these societies which pushes them to act against the rights of others. In developing countries such as those in the continent of Africa, HIV/ AIDS and other degenerative diseases plague the population. Because of the inadequacy in education, these people are driven to believe that intercourse with virgins will cure men of their sicknesses. This leads to more violations in human rights such as rape and domestic violence[3] against women and children. The incapacity of the government to check the situation and provide better health care and education keeps this depressing trend in the prevalence of HIV / AIDS still in tact until today.
In conclusion, one can really see how these factors in the situation of developing countries truly affect and even result to violations in human rights. One actions that can be done about this is to join forces in supporting the governments and authorities in the fight against the violations of human rights.
References
Amnesty International 2006, The challenge of upholding human rights in developing countries, Amnesty International Irish Section, Ireland
Paust, J., et. al. 2001, Human rights module: on crimes against humanity, genocide, other crimes against human rights and war crimes, Carolina Academic Press, USA
United Nations 1948, The universal declaration of human rights, United Nations General Assembly, New York
[1] United Nations 1948, The universal declaration of human rights, United Nations General Assembly, New York
[2] Paust, J., et. al. 2001, Human rights module: on crimes against humanity, genocide, other crimes against human rights and war crimes, Carolina Academic Press, USA
[3] Amnesty International 2006, The challenge of upholding human rights in developing countries, Amnesty International Irish Section, Ireland
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