Five Rights that are Frequently Violated

It was impossible for any nation to ensure that all human rights as contained in UDHR, including the right to food and have access to them even though it has taken 75 years of its adoption in.

Every year on December 10th, people worldwide celebrate International Human Rights Day. The United Nations General Assembly established this day in 1950 to mark the day when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted.

The document contained thirty articles affirming human rights which included non-discrimination, equality between men and women, right to life, freedom from torture or cruel treatment, slavery and forced labor. It also includes the right to liberty, right against cruel punishment while detained, and free movement.

Here are several examples of human rights that are globally abused, ignored or not prioritised enough.

Access to Food

In spite of having more than sufficient food production that can feed all people globally over eight hundred and twenty eight million individuals go hungry each year across the world. Therefore the aforementioned makes right to food one of the most fundamental yet frequently violated human rights on Earth.

Right Not to be Discriminated Against

Research reveals that gender discrimination based on sex/gender/colour/opinion/politics/religion/nationality/social class/orientation remains a widespread phenomenon in any country around resulting in severe consequences for a person’s future life.

Freedom in Peaceful Assembling

Nevertheless, governments throughout the world often violate this right with impunity by denying their citizens’ peaceful assembly which is an essential socio-civic entitlement at large.

Marriage Right

While everyone is legally entitled to marry willingly with his/her consent but practically many can’t be married due local laws prohibiting same-sex marriage therefore making homosexuals and other specified categories unable to marry legally.

Privacy Rights

However, this right is rarely enforced in the world because personal data is used by governments for surveillance purposes, corporate tracking and other reasons.