"HUMAN RIGHTS BETWEEN PROMISE AND PERFORMANCE: EXAMINING THE GLOBAL DISCREPANCY BETWEEN RHETORIC, POLITICAL INTERESTS, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF UNIVERSAL NORMS"
Abstract
Human rights have been a critical part of global members of the family since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was signed in 1948, however, there is still plenty of disagreement about how well it works. Even though lots of states say they assist human rights in public, violations still show up on small and big scales. This essay appears at the discrepancy between what governments say they may do and what they honestly do to shield human rights. One big hassle is that middle UN treaties do not have ways to make certain they are followed, so these deals are frequently just words and now not real moves. Many nations, even ones with horrific human rights records, sign those treaties to look better in the eyes of other nations, even though they realize that breaking them won't get them in problem. As states put financial profits and strategic partnerships in advance of responsibility, human rights concerns are often overshadowed by political concerns. Furthermore, human rights standards aren't usually observed; violations in states that are at odds with every other are given extra attention than abuses in states that can be allies.
Even with those troubles, some matters are being finished that provide us with the destiny of human rights. Democracies tend to care greater about defensive human rights, as shown via the spread of democratic values. NGOs like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International are very critical for preserving data on crimes and placing stress on states to do something positive about them. Also, some countries use conditional alternatives and foreign assistance to encourage better human rights. For example, the European Union requires trade companions to shield employees' rights. At the stop of the day, whether human rights are a real promise or a damaged one is based on how inclined states are to position justice in advance of political expediency. There are nonetheless huge issues to resolve, however ongoing work by way of democratic actions, NGOs, and policy incentives can result in real success. To make human rights a fact around the sector, they need to be continually enforced, people to care about them, and foreign priorities to trade.
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