Human Rights
Human rights issues are taking on new focus in the new millennium. Economic and social rights are a paramount concern as the link between adequate and inadequate living standards. Governmental and non-governmental organizations are realizing that some countries take precedent over other countries when it comes to human rights. In the new millennium, cases that violate human rights are being taken more serious than ever before. International prosecution against individuals and corporations will take place if human rights charges are brought against them. Human rights have been an issue in the international community since the beginning of time. Many bills and declarations have been written to distinguish what rights humans have by nature and what constitutes a human rights violation. The Bill of Rights in America, English Magna Carta of England, and the French Declaration of Man of France all set forth what human rights each citizen has in their respective country (Slomanson, page 494). Human rights have and will continue to be a serious issue and concern of the international community. Poverty, rights of women and children, and corporate and military involvement are only some of the
The gap between the rich and the poverty stricken is growing wider and wider each day. According to the United Nations Development Program's (UNDP) 1999 Human Development Report the fifth of the world's people living in the richest countries had an income that was seventy four times that of the fifth living in the poorest countries, up sixty times since 1990. The United States is one of these rich countries. It's rather ironic that the one of the countries with the richest population is the most reluctant to reorganize economic rights and "true" human rights. Poverty is a universal human rights dilemma. There is no reason why one person on this planet should go without. The resources and opportunity are available. Slomanson, William R.,Fundamental Principles on International Law. 3rd Edition. West Thomson Learning. 2000 This Convention aims high to correct and protect the human rights of a child, but the actual effectiveness has been weak. The Convention on the Rights of the Child draws great attention to the issues of human rights but does not do anything specific to correct them. (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. General Assembly Resolution A/RES/44/25. 20 November 1989.) Although poverty is an important issue, the international human rights agenda historically has not focused on poverty. This negligence of the international human rights community has stemmed from the division of human rights. Human rights have been divided into two distinct groups: civil and political rights vs. social and economical. One example of each would be freedom of expression vs. the right to adequate standard of living. Two separate groups were formed to deal with each division's needs. The ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) deals with the human rights issues regarding civil and political violations. The ICESCR (International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights) deals with violations to the individual or group of people. ("Key Human Rights Issues in the New Millennium," Human Rights Brief, vol. 27, no 3 Summer 2000).
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