What Constitutes as a Human Rights Violation?

In December 1948, the United Nations Commission’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted by 56 UN member countries. Today, the world celebrates International Human Rights Day every 10th of December. Various groups and individuals join together on this day to carry out various activities that remind every human being of his rights.

Article 30 of the UDHR prohibits any group, person, or state in carrying out acts that nullify any person’s right or freedom.

Each and every human being is entitled to his own identity and equality, no matter what his race, color, or ethnic origins are. All human beings must not be subjected to torture and any other cruel or unjust punishment. Each one of us has the right to education, movement, and freedom of expression. Other important basic rights are included in the resolution, most of which have been continuously violated over the years.

Crude political systems and wars are the number one culprits in human rights violations. Every year, hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people are kidnapped and killed for self-serving and even dubious reasons. This includes political and religious prisoners. Year in and year out, we hear of people being tortured, murdered, and raped. Thousands of students are traumatized by merciless shootings inside school campuses. Abuses on women and children have become rampant. The list just goes on and on.

Any act that renders a person helpless, useless, and afraid must be considered a violation on his rights as a human being as this robs a person of his right to enjoy life freely, which is of course, the quintessential need of any person. Unless proper measures are taken to ensure human rights education though, these violations will see no end.

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