THE RIGHT TO LIFE
Course: Human Rights
Topic: Do you think that they are still people who do not have access to their simplest rights?
Article 3 is as named the root of the UDHR and it englobes in general all the rights
that are to be provided to us. More than 90% people cannot name more than three rights out
of the 30 articles written in the UDHR. Unfortunately, it is clearly obvious that a lot of people
are deprived from their simplest rights all around the world whether it is related to Freedom,
Equality, Social or Political rights and even the Right to privacy. Given the following
complexity of things, it remains hard to state every single deprived right as there is a lot to
offer on the table. However, here are some examples of how, till now, people fight to earn the
simplest human rights.
Firstly, in 2016, forty million men, women and children were victims of modern
slavery and 71% of modern slavery victims were women and girls. Twenty-five million
people were victims of forced labor. They were being forced to work under threat and
coercion as domestic workers, on construction sites, in clandestine factories, on farms and
fishing boats, in other sectors, and in the sex industry. Forced labor appeared to be most
prevalent in Asia in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. These victims are often
forced to leave their families and home behind to work in hidden circumstances as domestic
worker in Hong Kong or Singapore. Forced labor is a violation of article 4 of the UDHR and
this violation eradicate several simple rights that deserve to be provided for anyone. In
addition, fifteen million people were victims of forced marriage where the victim lost their
sexual autonomy and was in reality working in labor under the misleading title of “marriage”.
For example, in Afghanistan, given the immense cultural and ethnic diversity, marriage
arrangements are typically made by the families involved, and the brides usually have no
explicit opportunity to consent or refuse. This eventually leads to the bride being emotionally,
physically, and sexually abused or even exploited (if the bride is a child) by her so called
“spouse”. Forced marriage is a strong violation of articles 4 and 16 of the UDHR where the
person is not allowed to refuse a marriage and is forced to be a slave to an unwanted partner
and often becoming a victim of domestic violence (violation of article 5 of the UDHR).
Course: Human Rights
Topic: Do you think that they are still people who do not have access to their simplest rights?
Article 3 is as named the root of the UDHR and it englobes in general all the rights
that are to be provided to us. More than 90% people cannot name more than three rights out
of the 30 articles written in the UDHR. Unfortunately, it is clearly obvious that a lot of people
are deprived from their simplest rights all around the world whether it is related to Freedom,
Equality, Social or Political rights and even the Right to privacy. Given the following
complexity of things, it remains hard to state every single deprived right as there is a lot to
offer on the table. However, here are some examples of how, till now, people fight to earn the
simplest human rights.
Firstly, in 2016, forty million men, women and children were victims of modern
slavery and 71% of modern slavery victims were women and girls. Twenty-five million
people were victims of forced labor. They were being forced to work under threat and
coercion as domestic workers, on construction sites, in clandestine factories, on farms and
fishing boats, in other sectors, and in the sex industry. Forced labor appeared to be most
prevalent in Asia in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. These victims are often
forced to leave their families and home behind to work in hidden circumstances as domestic
worker in Hong Kong or Singapore. Forced labor is a violation of article 4 of the UDHR and
this violation eradicate several simple rights that deserve to be provided for anyone. In
addition, fifteen million people were victims of forced marriage where the victim lost their
sexual autonomy and was in reality working in labor under the misleading title of “marriage”.
For example, in Afghanistan, given the immense cultural and ethnic diversity, marriage
arrangements are typically made by the families involved, and the brides usually have no
explicit opportunity to consent or refuse. This eventually leads to the bride being emotionally,
physically, and sexually abused or even exploited (if the bride is a child) by her so called
“spouse”. Forced marriage is a strong violation of articles 4 and 16 of the UDHR where the
person is not allowed to refuse a marriage and is forced to be a slave to an unwanted partner
and often becoming a victim of domestic violence (violation of article 5 of the UDHR).
