Introduction
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) affirms that all people everywhere are created free and equal before the law in terms of their rights (White and Gonsalves, 2021, p. 53). Since no one’s rights can ever be taken away, they are unalienable (Baum, and Hai, 2020, p. 2400). Every right is crucial and interconnected, even if none can be fully exercised without the others. Everyone may participate in decisions that affect their lives and are equally applicable to everyone. They are strengthened by justified calls for duty-bearers to uphold the rule of law and be held accountable to international standards. Human rights are intrinsic and universal in that they belong to everyone, wherever. The paper will discuss the universal nature of human rights and how they are linked to critical race theory, gender and crime theory, and realist theory. The arguments will be based on the recent news stories that were recently experienced in the United States of America where the police killed a black Michigan motorist.
Human rights are inseparable; whether related to civic, cultural, economic, political, or social issues, they are integral to every person’s dignity. As a result, there can be no hierarchy of human rights because they all have the same validity (Cranston, 2018, p. 141). When one right is denied, it is difficult for an individual to properly utilize their other rights. Therefore, all rights and freedoms granted to people cannot be surrendered (Bodansky, 2021, p. 17). Civil rights are interrelated and interdependent, where each one helps a person achieve their human dignity by attending to their needs for development, physical health, emotional support, and spiritual satisfaction (Muoz, 2019). The exercise of one right usually depends wholly or substantially on the exercise of another.
All persons are on an equal footing since every human has inherent dignity. Therefore, no one should be the target of discrimination based on ethnicity, disability, property, or any other status, following human rights principles. States and other duty-bearers are accountable for upholding human rights (Cranston, 2018, p. 137). In this regard, they must abide by the rules and regulations outlined by international human rights conventions (Gran, 2018, p. 1). Affected persons have the right to begin legal actions before a competent court or another arbitrator under the rule of laws and processes if they fail to do so in order to get an effective remedy (Perehudoff et al., 2020, p. 7). The Universal Declaration envisioned a society in which everyone enjoyed the advantages of housing, health care, education, and an opportunity while being safeguarded from oppression, violence, and prejudice. This embodies the universal culture of human rights that people want to create. As such, it should be a uniting rather than a dividing factor inside and across all civilizations. The case of a black motorist killed by a white police officer in the US was unacceptable and the police had no reason to pull the trigger on him as reported by the hearings from the federal civil rights lawsuit.
The Inherent Properties of Human Rights
The World Show for the Assurance of All People from implemented vanishing, the new reception of the Discretionary Convention to the Worldwide Agreement on Monetary, Social, and Social Privileges, and the Show on the Freedoms of People with Handicaps and its Discretionary Convention all authenticate the way that standard advancement is a continuous interaction that is consistently open to progress, new points of view, and intelligent fixes to issues that are both present and ongoing (Freeman, 2022). Most nations around the world currently acknowledge the importance of human rights. For effective policymaking and quantifiable execution, information and the ability to organize and publicly voice one’s opinions are essential (Huneeus, 2021, p. 112). Gender equality has also been necessary for maximizing and propagating education and developing and improving communities globally. In order to make meaningful use of one’s freedoms, social and economic rights are required (Baum, and Hai, 2020, p. 2403). Others believe that the founding fathers did not go far enough and that liberty is superior to material well-being (Hoseinzadeh and Zarei, 2020). The Declaration, which speaks to our shared humanity, gathered its concepts from many different traditions and strengthened them via a uniform definition.
The Need for Universal Implementation
Despite the solemn vows and normative advancements, significant implementation gaps remain. Criminal impunity, violent strife, prejudice, and totalitarian tyranny still exist. Unfortunately, human rights are occasionally neglected in favor of hasty security objectives (Kasembeli, 2021). Furthermore, regrettably, when nations recover from war and warriors return to their communities, a false choice between justice and peace is sometimes made (Freeman, 2022). The biggest concerns continue to be poverty, discrimination based on various criteria, including color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or handicap, and human rights abuses when there are large-scale movements of people. The police abused the rights of the black driver just because he was black.
The existence and acknowledgment of various human rights on a national level help further develop international standards and practices. In order to implement human rights on the ground, fresh activities are required. Ratifying all international human rights accords and reaffirming their commitment to their implementation by States that have not already is a crucial first step (Shah and Sivakumaran, 2021, p. 275). The independence of both the judicial and legislative branches of the government, along with the ability to implement international ethical norms are also essential to fostering human rights.
In order to ensure responsibility for activities performed or ignored, these institutions, the media, and other civil society groups must conduct unbiased examinations. However, there are variations in how international human rights law is interpreted and how they are put into practice (Manzin, 2019, p. 87). There is no getting around that States have a responsibility to advance and defend all fundamental liberties and human rights, regardless of their political, economic, or cultural systems (Bunch, 2018, p. 15). Governments should make fair and equitable use of their resources to achieve this. The legal protection of rights is extremely important from a strategic standpoint, especially in nations moving from violent conflict to peace.
Global Interdependence and Solidarity
Nothing better demonstrates the necessity of pooling resources than fresh or rising threats to human freedoms. Such issues include the present financial crisis, emerging food shortages, climate change, migration, and terrorism. However, enduring social ills like racial and gender inequality still call for more concentrated and incisive collective action (Kwame and Petrucka, 2022, p. 7). For people, families, and communities who had experienced widespread exclusion and prejudice, a shortage of inexpensive food and other support means, such as credit, had been especially severe. If systemic causes, brought forth by human rights violations are not resolved, upheavals of this size will likely doom entire generations to utter destitution (Madhloom and Antonopoulos, 2022, p. 33). The situation of the disadvantaged is further exacerbated by the inability to provide vulnerable groups with the means to assert basic rights and by implementing punitive laws designed to stifle dissent ultimately. People must take corrective action while keeping human rights in mind (Bodansky, 2021, p. 13). In addition to immediate assistance, these should also include providing accessibility to basic services, other productive resources, public safety nets of the government, and the creation of channels that amplify the voices of the marginalized (Heyns and Viljoen, 2021). Through growth processes, competing claims invariably surface, and this strategy aids in mediating them. Human rights rules offer an impartial set of minimal requirements that aid in understanding who has been left out or neglected when bringing about social change and progress.
In many areas of the world, the effects of catastrophic weather conditions are already evident. A human rights perspective forces individuals to focus on those lives that are most negatively impacted. Terrorism spreads in settings where human rights are abused, with few opportunities for peaceful protest, and where prejudice and exclusion are pervasive (Kirchschläger, 2018, p. 61). It is widely acknowledged that disregard for human rights negates counter-terrorism efforts and encourages violent conflict. It is also a necessary component of any effective policy on extremism (Heupel, 2018, p. 521). The foundation of global collaboration in the fight against terrorism should be human rights.
Conclusion
The Declaration of Human Rights and its ongoing relevance in the modern world have received attention from non-profit groups, institutions, educators, students, attorneys, politicians, and the media worldwide. However, it cannot stop here. There is much to be done to ensure the uniformity of human rights globally. After 60 years, humanity has yet to meet the central objectives of the document. Every nation has its downfall on the subject of political affairs. Millions of people are still ignorant of their rights, their ability to demand those rights, the fact that their governments exist as agents of the public will, as well as the majority of rights-focused legislation.
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