Human+Rights


 * __What are human rights?__**

Human rights, put in its simplest terms, are basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. These “basic rights and freedoms” are largely accepted as moral and ethical principles among the global community. Meant to be a universal standard, not everybody adheres to the doctrine of human rights. This can be seen most clearly in the disputes surrounding The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).


 * __What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?__**

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a text that was adopted by the General Assembly on the UN on December 10, 1948. Its inception was meant to clarify the rights of all individuals that the UN intended to protect. It speaks in favor of the universal standard that all peoples of all nations to respect the rights stipulated in the document in 30 separate articles…

“…recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world…” - http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/


 * __What was the response to the UDHR?__**

Most delegates of the General Assembly agreed with the UDHR. Among those who didn’t were some Islamic countries. These countries believed that the UDHR couldn’t be implemented by Muslims without trespassing Islamic law.

Sources: http://encyclopedia.stateuniversity.com/pages/22805/Universal-Declaration-Human-Rights.html http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/