How to defend human rights

How to defend human rights

By Dr. Kyle Muller

It seems incredible that today you go out and stop people randomly to ask about human rights and that many do not know how to tell you, perhaps, more than three or four of them. Fortunately, it seems that society is becoming aware of them following the atrocities that are currently happening in the world, although it seems that we have moved to some past period. From Ecology Verde we want to contribute to extend these rights, our rights, so that we are all aware of them. Therefore we inform you in addition to How can we defend human rights to prevent anyone trying to snatch them.

The origin of human rights and what are

Universal human rights are an enumeration of 30 Common and recognized fundamental rights to all human beingsregardless of sex, race, religion, origin, etc., for the mere fact of being born, hence its universality. These rights establish a series of conditions that are essential to ensure that we can live dignity as human beings in a free, fair environment and where peace governs.

These 30 rights are collected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rightsa document proclaimed at the United Nations General Assembly in Paris (1948). This document was created as a result of the events produced following the Second World War. However, although these rights may seem the most basic and indispensable, there are many places in the world in which these rights are violated and violated today.

The 30 Universal Human Rights

The 30 universal human rights are collected and detailed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. As a synthesis, we can say that these rights touch, among others, issues related to equality, freedom of expression or the right to life, education, housing and health.

The List of the 30 articles on human rights collected in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in a summary way, is as follows:

  1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
  2. Everyone has all the rights and freedoms of the declaration.
  3. Right to life
  4. Right to freedom, no one will be subject to slavery or servitude.
  5. No one will be subjected to torture.
  6. Right to a legal personality.
  7. Equality before the law.
  8. Right to defense before a court.
  9. No one can arbitrarily or banished.
  10. Right to a fair trial.
  11. Right to the presumption of innocence.
  12. Right to privacy.
  13. Right to freedom of movement.
  14. Asylum right.
  15. Right to nationality.
  16. Right to marriage without restrictions of race, nationality or religion.
  17. Right to individual and collective property.
  18. Right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
  19. Right to freedom of opinion and expression.
  20. Right to freedom of meeting and association.
  21. Right to democracy.
  22. Right to Social Security.
  23. Right to work, to equitable salary and the formation of unions.
  24. Right to rest and leisure.
  25. Right to an adequate standard of living that ensures health, well -being, food, dress, housing, medical assistance and social services.
  26. Right to free education, at least, in the stages of basic training.
  27. Right to culture.
  28. Right to social and international order.
  29. Right to enjoy their freedoms and duties regarding the community.
  30. Impossibility to eliminate any of these rights and freedoms included in the declaration to confer any right to the State, to a group or a person to undertake and develop activities or acts aimed at the suppression of them.

How to defend human rights - the 30 universal human rights

How to defend human rights

Throughout history, events have occurred in which it has been necessary to defend these rights that all human beings have. To do this, the participation of citizens has been crucial to guarantee the fulfillment of these rights. ButHow to defend human rights in a more concrete way?

First, it is crucial that You are informed and know your rights. The best asset of those who may want to play with them to snatch them is ignorance, so this is the first step to detect when someone is trying to violate them.

Once your rights are known, you must protect them in your personal life accepting the responsibility that this entails, because it is not just an issue that concerns large organizations such as the United Nations or governments. We are all responsible for protecting, promoting and defending human rights in a proactive way. For this they exist various activities that you can developsuch as:

  • Participate in local activities that develop in favor of human rights or attend events sponsored by organizations whose main function is to defend these rights.
  • Intervene in the defense of human rights by signature of requestsor even elaborating them, related to issues that concern human rights, such as cases in which they are violating, or unfair actions are being produced or that you consider that they are attentive to act against these fundamental rights.

What can we do so that human rights are fulfilled

If you detect any irregularity that is being committed against human rights, Register and make it up to organizations that work in defense of human rights. First identify the article that is suffering irregularity and detaches it carefully, including data such as date, time and place, who is producing the violation of the right if you know it, witnesses … anything that may be important. Next, it reports this data to organizations, such as various organizations, Amnesty International, the Center for Human Rights Action or the Child defense fund.

If you consider that they are very serious human rights violations and you do not know who to go to you can inform the case directly with the United Nations Human Rights Subcommittee. In this case you will have to prepare a very detailed written complaint indicating who performs the complaint, or declare clearly if you want to remain anonymous. The pattern of violations of the documented rights correctly, the victims, the rapists, evidence of the violation (may be testimonies of the victim, doctors, etc.) should appear detailed, what rights have been violated, and, above all, it must be demonstrated that the other resources taken before arriving have been exhausted, as could be said, to this extreme.

In the same way, you can dedicate yourself to protecting your rights and those of others also through your professional life, forming and becoming a human rights lawyerit is through national and international laws that these rights should be guaranteed and protect. With this function, you can be part of organizations that fight and watch for human rights.

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Kyle Muller
About the author
Dr. Kyle Muller
Dr. Kyle Mueller is a Research Analyst at the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department in Houston, Texas. He earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Texas State University in 2019, where his dissertation was supervised by Dr. Scott Bowman. Dr. Mueller's research focuses on juvenile justice policies and evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing recidivism among youth offenders. His work has been instrumental in shaping data-driven strategies within the juvenile justice system, emphasizing rehabilitation and community engagement.
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