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- They are a cause of alienation, grievances, exclusion, social tensions and conflict. They result from poor governance, corruption, failures in the rule of law and discrimination. They are generated by violations of civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights. And they undermine the development of countries.
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Here are ten specific reasons: #1: Human rights ensure people have basic needs met. Everyone needs access to medicine, food and water, clothes, and shelter. By including these in a person’s basic human rights, everyone has a baseline level of dignity.
- The gender pay gap. Around the world, the gender pay gap is one of the slowest-moving social justice issues. There’s been progress, but according to the World Bank’s Women, Business, and the Law 2022 report, around 2.4 billion women of working age aren’t getting equal economic opportunities.
- Income inequality. The gender pay gap contributes to income inequality, but it’s not as if all men are doing well financially. Income inequality concerns people within states and the wealth between states.
- Climate change. Many factors drive climate change, such as agriculture, offshore drilling, fracking, and more. Despite decades of warnings and serious events like drought and hurricanes, fossil fuel emissions are not improving.
- Food insecurity. With climate change, supply chain issues, and inflation, food insecurity is an ever-present issue. Things got especially dire in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine and blockaded Ukrainian ports, cutting off grain exports to the rest of the world.
- Rights of Indigenous Canadians. First Nations communities in Canada have long lived in the shadows of their colonial oppressors, facing systemic discrimination as their rights as humans are breached.
- Violence Against Indigenous Women and Children. Indigenous women and children face disproportionately higher levels of violence and are at higher risk of being murdered in Canada.
- Immigration Detention. The Canadian federal government adopted new policy regulations in 2018 that require children to be held in immigration detention as a “last resort”.
- Religious Freedom. In April 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to consider whether Quebec’s controversial ban on religious symbols should be suspended.
The goal that every human being should have full enjoyment of their human rights implies that nobody should suffer violations of those rights. The prevention of human rights violations is therefore a key part of the United Nations’ efforts to protect and promote human rights for all.
Oct 14, 2020 · Human Rights Watch has long documented how, when people live in poverty, their ability to exercise all their human rights erodes. Senior Researcher Komala Ramachandra speaks about why the...
Oct 21, 2024 · Human rights, rights that belong to an individual or group of individuals simply for being human, or as a consequence of inherent human vulnerability, or because they are requisite to the possibility of a just society. Whatever their theoretical justification, human rights refer to a wide continuum.
Apr 11, 2019 · The shutting down of the civil society space has repercussions across a very wide spectrum of government policies – and human rights. Participation by the people in decision making is a vital force to drive accountability, and keep every kind of policy grounded in the real needs of society.
