Insistence
in Human Right
by. Irghalim
Born
into existence, mankind have their own rights to live in dignity, and
therefore, in view of humanism, on no account, does one possess more special nor
higher standard among the rest, they are all equal, instead. Thus, in order for
the coexistence of this equality, all the people around the world, through the
political view, have established human rights – the notion justifying the right
that fundamentally belong to human.
Nevertheless,
where human rights are not yet declared, back in 19th century, there was an
absolute abomination history to human race history. Massacre, bloodshed, and
slavery had been the most common phenomenon both in first and second world war.
The level of humans’ life was so puny that torturing others was categorized not
as an notorious deed. Due to many necessity owned by some parties that thirst
for political expansion, humanity was nothing but the target of the slaughter.
Under no circumstance, did the victim of apocalypse stop hailing the freedom
outcry for their own sake. During the time, to live in such vigorous life were
the utopia that required them to champion themselves in desperation.
As
the result of the experience of the war, the world created the United Nation in
order to uphold justice and mankind morality. In addition, because of the
people’ pursuit to arise the document capturing aspirations, dream, and
protection, United Nations established the Universal Declaration of Human Right
(UDHR) in 1948 as the attempt ensuring the quality of humanity and keeping the
liberty of human right away from the scourge of atrocity.[1] However, the declaration
is not kind of treaty and have lack in its enforcement provisions. It is merely
a set of principles to be committed by the member states of United Nation in
effort to provide people around the world a good quality of life of human
dignity.
Human
Right, in the form of treaties, general principles, and other source of
international law, is instituted by human rights law. United Nation recognized
human rights’ existence as customary international law due to its importance as
the prime sources of international law.[2] Therefore, human rights
have grown into a custom for most of country to be adopted in the treaties,
bodies of principles, and constitution even though human right is not
officially written as the law of the states.[3] In addition, International
human rights law creates legal obligation to the government of the states to
act in particular way or to refrain towards certain acts so that human rights
and the independence of both individuals and groups could be carried out.
Consequently, any state which allows the idea conflicting the notion of human right
in the constitution, for instance discrimination, should be considered as a
country that violates the customary international law which is Human Rights.
According
to Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Human right is the right universally belong
and inherent to all human beings, since their birth to the end of lifetime. The
rights acknowledge the notion that regardless nationality, residence, sex,
national or ethnic origin, colour, birth, religion, language, or any other
status, people are human and equal one to another in rights and dignity[4]. In regard to equality, we
are all empowered to human right with no distinction because every one born
into the world deserve a vigorous and safety life. Thus, on no account, shall
human rights accept discrimination in any form.
In
addition to equality, Human Rights are inalienable. Human Rights will under no
condition be taken away by any necessity but law. On the other words, people
will not lose their rights as human. For example, in the age of slavery of
America around 17th and 18th centuries, many colonists withdrew the freedom of
African who were imported to America and began the slavery. In today life,
these circumstances shall not be tolerated by any law.
On
the other hand, should anyone, in some occasion, be the actor of crime in
accordance to due process and thereby judged guilty by the court of law, they will
have their right to liberty restricted. However, due to legal egalitarianism, each
person has equality in the eyes of the law – subject to the same laws of
justice are all people. To maintain the fairness of law, all are qualified with
appropriate legal action without the presence of discrimination, privilege, or
bias. People are entitled to equal protection against injustice.
Not
only do human rights address the prohibition to discrimination, but also promote
the value of mankind in view to reach the vigorous life. Therefore, through
human right, states need to pay their obligation to fulfill their citizens’
quality of humanity. Education and health care to all people regardless ages,
gendre, race, and religion is the example of the contribution of human right.
They ensure that all people could obtain the equal gain in every aspect of life.
Furthermore,
human rights are interrelated, interdependent, and indivisible. None of the
rights have higher priority over another, yet they are all equal. One cannot degrade
particular rights merely because of the prejudice determining certain rights have
weaker position beneath others. In addition, human rights are all the
complementary framework. Therefore, one idea may supports another idea in the
fundamental notion it preserves. For example, the ability of the youth to utter
their opinion in university is in consequence of the freedom of expression that
human rights offer. As the result, everyday rights such as right to life, rights
to development and self-determination, equality before the law, freedom of
expression, freedom of religion, the rights to work, social security and
education are dependent on each other and thereby unable to be separated.
The
implementation of human rights results the guarantee of the honor of mankind. The
rights consist of several pledges and commitment embracing any element of human
being for the sake of the equality that lies in humanity. Since its first
establishment, human rights have been the answer to seek the protection for those
who feel marginalized by some parties causing them to live in such miserable life.
Over time, human rights have inspired people in the way of addressing conflict
in societies that suffers repression and underlining the concern of injustices
such as racial discrimination, torture, enforced disappearances, disabilities,
and the rights of women, children, migrants, minorities, and indigenous
peoples.[5] Human rights are the
measure towards championing universal pleasure of living in dignity.
The
presence of human rights have become the reference that require mankind to live
in togetherness. Through the principles preserving the quality of freedom,
fairness, and peacefulness, human rights do empower all people on how they
should behave to treat each others so that the wish to live in peaceful and
dignity could be achieved. As a result, not only could all the people be
grateful for being born as a human, but they also shall understand how to
appreciate one to another.
In
contrast, even though human being is expected to maintain the equilibrium of
the mother nature realm and therefore be its guardian, we have several
problematic issue concerning human right. To these days, the number of inequity
addressed to humanity is never about to be done. After the world wars were
terminated, human right remain vulnerable to threat. In view of situation that every
creature were born equal, one party seems to possess so much power over others that
enact the atmosphere of endless flounder. For instance, at the time, one party
may be the official protecting humanity, but they afterward could betray its
principles due to several necessities. The concern of religion recognition,
freedom of expression, and political issue are the well-known issue requiring
global attention to hail the integrity of human rights.
Ultimately,
it is essential for us to uphold the presence of human right in this
paradoxical life. Collaborating in the spirit of freedom to live in peace is
the main purpose of why human right was constituted. Human rights are the collective
framework of forsaken dream of mankind in past imparting utopia life notion
into existence. Moreover, their quintessences encourage people to carry out the
equality through daily life. In consequence, it will arise the circumstance of global
constuctive community among people where distributing tolerance and upholding humanity
are mandatory. As a result, the obligation of nurturing the congruence of the
coexistent rights shall be complied.
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[1] University
of Minnesota. What Are Human Rights?.
Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/edumat/hreduseries/hereandnow/Part-1/whatare.htm
[2] United
Nation Human Rights. What are human rights? Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Pages/WhatareHumanRights.aspx
[3] International
Committee of the Red Cross. Customary
international humanitarian law. Retrieved
March 3, 2015, from https://www.icrc.org/eng/war-and-law/treaties-customary-law/customary-law/overview-customary-law.htm
[4] United
Nation. Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a5
[5] United
Nation. THE FOUNDATION OF INTERNATIONAL
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. Retrieved March 1, 2015, from http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/hr_law.shtml
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