Violence Against Women
What are human rights?
While some dictionaries define the word right as “a privilege,”[7] when used in the context of “human rights,” we are talking about something more basic.
Every person is entitled to certain fundamental rights, simply by the fact of being human. These are called “human rights” rather than a privilege (which can be taken away at someone’s whim).
They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace.
Many people know something about their rights. Generally they know they have the right to food and a safe place to stay. They know they have a right to be paid for the work they do. But there are many other rights.
When human rights are not well known by people, abuses can arise in multiple formats. Which is born out of the atrocities and enormous loss of life during World War II, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 to provide a common understanding of what everyone’s rights are. It forms the basis for a world built on freedom, justice and peace.
Women's rights
Since popular uprisings swept across swathes of North Africa and the Middle East, women and their rights have become a hotly debated topic well beyond the region's borders. Become the recognition of women's rights is under scrutiny.
It's away transforming the world in the 21st century. Because it's not right that half the population of the world are not treated equally to the other half. And yet if women were able to realize their rights we would see a huge change in the world. Because all the research shows that by trusting in women, allowing them their voices we see that they invest in their children, in their communities and in the wider world. So this is not about women versus men this is about women in the 21st century finally coming together
While some dictionaries define the word right as “a privilege,”[7] when used in the context of “human rights,” we are talking about something more basic.
Every person is entitled to certain fundamental rights, simply by the fact of being human. These are called “human rights” rather than a privilege (which can be taken away at someone’s whim).
They are “rights” because they are things you are allowed to be, to do or to have. These rights are there for your protection against people who might want to harm or hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace.
Many people know something about their rights. Generally they know they have the right to food and a safe place to stay. They know they have a right to be paid for the work they do. But there are many other rights.
When human rights are not well known by people, abuses can arise in multiple formats. Which is born out of the atrocities and enormous loss of life during World War II, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948 to provide a common understanding of what everyone’s rights are. It forms the basis for a world built on freedom, justice and peace.
Women's rights
Since popular uprisings swept across swathes of North Africa and the Middle East, women and their rights have become a hotly debated topic well beyond the region's borders. Become the recognition of women's rights is under scrutiny.
It's away transforming the world in the 21st century. Because it's not right that half the population of the world are not treated equally to the other half. And yet if women were able to realize their rights we would see a huge change in the world. Because all the research shows that by trusting in women, allowing them their voices we see that they invest in their children, in their communities and in the wider world. So this is not about women versus men this is about women in the 21st century finally coming together