Amnesty International Essay On Gun Violence
Amnesty International Stakeholder report on the review of the United States of America in the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Use of force by police officers and gun violence robs its victims of the most basic right to life and personal security. The Issue of innocent deaths and gun violence has received a great deal of attention in recent years in the United States of America. Excessive use of force by law enforcement officers, Amnesty International views this as a violation of its obligation to recognize the inherent dignity of the human life.
As stipulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 and entered into force 23 March 1976 which The United State ratified, means that it is in recognition of the respect of the inherent dignity and equal protection of it citizens. The United states authorities therefor, need to look at a serious look at the definition of the term respect of the inherent dignity of the human life. (still needs to be phrased properly).
Daily, there are different headlines of accidental gun deaths and review of hundreds of children die of accidental shooting every day.
In the jurisdiction across the USA, few …show more content…
Although the act provides a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal background check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any firearm, the act relates to licensed handgun dealers. While “The Brady Act” is the most significant gun control law in the USA it goes without saying the downside of “Act” is that the Federal government has no account of the number of guns that are traded or exchanged
Use of force by police officers and gun violence robs its victims of the most basic right to life and personal security. The Issue of innocent deaths and gun violence has received a great deal of attention in recent years in the United States of America. Excessive use of force by law enforcement officers, Amnesty International views this as a violation of its obligation to recognize the inherent dignity of the human life.
As stipulated in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 and entered into force 23 March 1976 which The United State ratified, means that it is in recognition of the respect of the inherent dignity and equal protection of it citizens. The United states authorities therefor, need to look at a serious look at the definition of the term respect of the inherent dignity of the human life. (still needs to be phrased properly).
Daily, there are different headlines of accidental gun deaths and review of hundreds of children die of accidental shooting every day.
In the jurisdiction across the USA, few …show more content…
Although the act provides a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal background check system to be contacted by firearms dealers before the transfer of any firearm, the act relates to licensed handgun dealers. While “The Brady Act” is the most significant gun control law in the USA it goes without saying the downside of “Act” is that the Federal government has no account of the number of guns that are traded or exchanged