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Urbano, Hannah Veron F.

I believe both human and cultural rights must be prioritized. Both rights should have prioritization rather than deciding which one is the better right to be prioritized. There should be a balance between rights, as one cannot be separate with the other.

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I believe that all things considered, human rights encompass cultural rights and other kinds of rights. Cultures differ from one another, and some may have taboos or practices that violate human rights. Thus, human rights should be prioritized over cultural rights. Nevertheless, indigenous groups, especially those at risk of being extinct, should be preserved and treated with utmost respect.

Patricia Suarez

1HST

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Maeva Jane Imbert

I believe human rights is the priority, cultural rights allow people to embrace their heritage, fostering equality, dignity, and a sense of identity. Nonetheless, there are instances where certain cultural practices might violate fundamental human rights, needing careful examination in order to ensure the respect for human dignity.

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Fitzuriel O. Manansala

No, an historical example of this dilemma is the Nazi's justification for war. If you put it simply, they were aiming to revive and preserve their culture at the expense of their own humanity and the culture and societies of their neighboring countries. If possible, a balance approached would be the ideal but if only given the chance to choose one. Human rights is much more important.

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Gales, Carlos Daniel S.

Both are equally important. Cultural rights are people's iniatives to appreciate culture. Human rights refer to our access on basic goods and aspects of life such as religion, belief, expression, gender, etc. This is a question that could not be answered by yes and no since both must be prioritized equally.

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In my opinion, human rights and cultural rights must be prioritised equally. Both are equally important as human rights are necessary for the protection of a society and its people. However, cultural rights merit the same importance as culture is what makes us human. Without the existence of culture (and cultural rights), humanity (and therefore human rights) will find itself lacking a necessary characteristic that is a desideratum for its complete existence - Federico, David Joshua R. (1HST)

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Hanul Jung

Human rights should be primary over cultural rights. without human rights, without free expression and association, no culture can flourish. Ferthermore, by uplifting human rights, we ensure that all cultures that come out of it are humane and scientific.

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NISHIKAWA - 1HST

My answer would be no; it's not more essential to prioritize cultural rights over human rights. Both are essential components of a fair and inclusive society, and finding a balanced approach that respects both sets of rights is key to promoting a harmonious and rights-respecting world. Balancing cultural rights and human rights requires a nuanced approach. Cultural rights are crucial for preserving diversity and identity, but human rights like dignity and equality are fundamental and should be protected universally. Striking a balance means respecting cultural diversity while ensuring that human rights are upheld for all individuals, even when cultural practices conflict with these rights.

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No, Because human rights give protection and power to each person. It should be prioritize due to the fact that this would heavily impact a our life. An example of this is our right to speech and freedom of expression. - Flores Timothy 1 HST

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Carlos Aaron Martin Lopez

Both are interdependent and indivisible. Cultural rights are a subset of human rights and are intertwined with one another. Human rights has a broad range of rights that are inherent to all human beings regardless of culture, race, background, etc. trying to prioritize one instead of the other suggests that both human and cultural rights are exclusive, which is not true. Since as stated earlier, both are interdependent.

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No, it’s not about prioritizing cultural rights over human rights or vice versa both are essential and interdependent. Human rights are broad and encompass cultural rights among many others. Cultural rights are a subset of human rights that allow individuals to participate in the cultural life of their choice and conduct their cultural practices.

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I believe human and cultural rights must be equally prioritized as human rights protects the dignity and basic necessities every human must possess while cultural rights protects the traditions or the overall culture that build up the identity of the human.

Manalili, Ayen Xavier M.

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I believe human rights is the priority, cultural rights allow people to embrace their heritage, fostering equality, dignity, and a sense of identity. Nonetheless, there are instances where certain cultural practices might violate fundamental human rights, needing careful examination in order to ensure the respect for human dignity

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i believe that human rights should be more prioritized since it focuses on the welfare of the humanity while cultural rights is selective in a way that not everybody will be a beneficiary of that right since there are different cultures practices in every society.

-LAJARA

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I believe human rights should always be prioritize first before anything else. Because how can we have rights on other matters if we cannot even have a proper human rights? Human rights is the foundation of all because humans are the one who created all these rights as well

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No. BOTH cultural and human rights must be EQUALLY prioritized without putting much "essentiality" to the other. It's because both of these rights provide balance to universal rights of every person and if cultural rights will be given more importance, it might be able to violate or overlook the fundamental rights of other people.

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In my eyes, no, as I believe that cultural rights are being promoted when we uplift human rights, as cultural rights in the first place for me refers to the ability to participate in in our cultural lives in equal conditions.

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Anoshka D. Peñaverde, 1HST

It depends on the point of view of the person in question (e.g., the police would focus more on human rights while some mayors may exercise their power to ban certain people from their cities, ignoring cultural rights) and in my perspective, it is essential to prioritize human rights as it protects human beings in general and cultural righst are an extension of that but more specific and catered to groups of people to ensure that their culture is protected and respected.

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No, prioritizing cultural rights over human rights could potentially lead to situations where harmful cultural practices are justified at the expense of individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms.

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Each country has its own sets of culture and norms. Rather than the popular culture and what norms and tradition is majorly seen in a country, cultural rights talks and focuses on protecting and preserving the culture of the people of minorities. These were commonly the Indigenous people of the country who experienced neglect, harassment, and discrimination amongst the people and the government. For example, here in the Philippines, Indigenous people are being neglected by the government and due to it, they lack access to social services like quality education and healthcare aids.

With that said, In my own perspective, we should not dichotomize the two ideas of cultural and human rights as one idea is a part of a much more broader concept. Prioritizing cultural rights and protecting cultural rights is also giving importance to human rights.

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No, because both cultural and human rights should be equally prioritized. It also really depends on what cultural practices a certain group of people do that might be inhumane for other groups. As long as they are humane and respectful, the cultural rights can be equally prioritized as the human rights.

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Human Rights should be prioritized because we are humans before becoming part of a culture. After all, some countries and societies have practices that are often beyond abnormal and can be considered immoral. Thus, entitlement to self is still a higher priority. Therefore, we are entitled to these rights and should freely enjoy them. However, if I look at this from another perspective, I wholeheartedly agree that both Human Rights and Cultural Rights should be equal. However, there should also be a boundary limit to where Cultural Rights can violate our Human Rights.

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Cultural and Human rights should be equally prioritized as both cultural and human rights are essential and serve a purpose to society. Cultural rights are just as necessary as human rights because they hold access to the cultural practices and traditions that give a particular society or culture its meaning.

Cultural Rights give respect to the culture of certain groups as it gives them rights, and protection.

Moving on to Human rights are as crucial as cultural rights because human rights are necessary to protect and preserve every individual's humanity, to ensure that every individual can live a life of dignity worthy of a human being.