UN Declaration of Human Rights by Gary Conwell

Who stands to gain?

2014-03-13 23:53:26 UTC

- The human family - worth of the human person

- Equal rights of men and women

- People who have faith in fundamental human rights

- Refers to humans as 'man' and 'mankind' and the term 'brotherhood'

What are the Human Rights Issues?

2014-03-13 23:54:39 UTC

~Under Article 2 of the Declaration, Sexual Orientation is not one of the parameters mentioned in defining 'Everyone'

~The declaration does not take into account all peoples religious and political perspectives.

~Article 3 - everyone has the right to life, this human right is violated by certain states which maintain the death sentence

~Asylum seekers rights are not maintained in many places around the world according to multiple articles of the declaration

~ Article 20 no one may be compelled to belong to an association- does this apply to or go against religous beleifs and associations.

~ What happens to the rights of persons living in nations which do not subscribe to this declaration or to the United Nations

Unanswered questions/issues

2014-03-13 23:55:23 UTC

It demonstrates acceptance of religions, does that include religions who partake in violence and slavery? (Declaration states that there should be no slavery or torture to a human being)

If Saudi Arabia disagreed with the Declaration due to it not following the Sharia Law could it be possible to add an exception in the Declaration as it does say freedom of religion?

Who Stands to Lose?

dreamcoat07 — 2014-03-13 23:56:10 UTC

-slightly patriarchal (women?)

-people who are not involved in the UN (non-member states)

-various religious groups: not specified within the Declaration

-non-supporters of the document

- those of same sex orientation