1. Introduction:
In the world, today, there are many instruments for protecting Human Rights. Yet every day around the World Human Rights get violated. Why if there are so many documents protecting Human Rights does it still occur, this is because countries don’t enforce Human Rights properly. Human Rights are inalienable which means that they cannot be taken away from anyone. Every person in the world has human rights that don’t have to earned. (Slater, 2016)
2. The Violation of Human Rights Internationally
2.1 Human Trafficking:
Every day people are kidnapped for Human Trafficking and sold as sex slaves. Children and Kids are taken from their families and forced to do horrific things. This Breaks Article 4 of the Universal Declaration
The Citizens are scared to report Human Rights violations due to police brutality. The Government doesn’t have the resources to enforce every Article in the Bill of Rights and don’t protect people’s rights and themselves violate people’s rights. (Human Rights Watch, 2016)
5.2 Violations of Human Rights: 5.2.1 Children and Young Adults with disabilities don’t get a proper education:
Many children and young adults with disabilities do not get an adequate education because they are disabled. They don’t get the equal opportunity to go primary or high school. They have to go to special schools and don’t get thought the same curriculum. Government schools are free, but if kids have to go to a special school they have to pay school fees.
This is in breach of Article 29.1, “Everyone has the Right to a basic education” (South African Government, 1996)
5.2.2 The Wage Gap between Men and Women:
In South Africa, Women get paid between 15% and 17% less than men for doing the exact same job. This is discrimination against Women. South Africa follows the African Charter. In the African Charter Article 15 states that, “Every Individual shall receive equal pay for equal pay” (Organisation of African Unity,
As victim count continues to rise, its difficult to see how such great numbers of men, women and children are bought and sold every year. Trafficking can be found in many forms, including: prostitution, slavery, or forced labor (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). It wasn’t until the 1980’s that international human trafficking became globally noticed. With the lack of government intervention and control in several nations, and the free trade market, slavery once again became a profitable industry (Harf and Lombardi, 2014). As previously mentioned, easier movement across nations borders is one of the outcomes of globalization. It is also what makes human trafficking so easy today. It is estimated that about 20.9 million people are victims across the entire globe (United Nations Publications, 2012); trafficking accounts for 32 billion dollars in generated profit globally (Brewer, n.d). 58 percent of all human trafficking was for the purpose of sexual exploitation, and of this 55-60 percent are women (United Nations Publications,
People, including children, are still being forced to work to death, innocent civilians are still suffering the consequences of war, and families are struggling to stay firm together. Despite the efforts of the people, IGOs, and NGOs, in the year 2100, human rights abuse will not end. All around the world people and countries are continuing the efforts to end Human Rights Violations. Human rights violations are a big problem in the world today.
More than one-third of governments arrested people simply because they were exercising their freedoms and rights in 2014. The violation of human rights- the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled to-is not a new phenomenon. These violations are usually performed by powerful authorities, such as the government or military groups. Individuals, however, have the power to stop these forces. Hence, people have an obligation to fight for and protect the freedom of others or to prevent the violation of human rights.
Background and Audience Relevance: According to the Human Rights Watch 2012 report on Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States; police brutality has become one the most serious human rights violation. As citizens of the United States it is our duty to make sure that those with authority don 't take advantage of their power.
According to The Global Research News, in the last decade alone the number of people murdered by police has reached 5,000. This humanitarian crisis in the United States has become an alarming reality. Police officers have the capability to arrest, confiscate property, and use deadly force. Yet, many have abused their powers. Police brutality is on the rise whether society believes it or not because of the advancement in technology, low education and experience, racial profiling, and people’s refusal to obey.
Summary: We see that there are many different aspects and types of human trafficking that everyone should be made aware of. As a whole human trafficking is a lucrative industry raking in $150 BILLION globally. The impact that this industry has on its victims is
In the words of Wayne Dyer “Freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery” (Brainy Quote). Today there are millions of modern day slaves all around the world of human trafficking. Some countries are more troubled with this problem than others, and it’s often accompanied with other crimes. There have been undertakings done to prevent and stop human trafficking, but 20 million men, women, and children all over the world still suffer from being sex slaves (Joseph 1). Programs do exist to prevent and put an end to human trafficking, but their actions alone are simply not enough. Therefore, anti-trafficking initiatives are failing to identify and help their victims.
Human trafficking is a form of slavery, forcing victims to engage in sexual activities and labors against their will. These activities can be taken place through force, fraud, or constraint. Human trafficking is not just affecting one group of people, it is a worldwide issue, affecting all different ages, genders, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds. Human trafficking is such an immense problem, apprehending the true size, knowing how to help, and how to keep the issue from reoccurring. Human trafficking is and is still becoming such a serious issue that something needs to be done about.
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