The Pros And Cons Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a declaration that the United Nations agreed upon in 1948. Stated in the UDHR is an extensive list of the most basic human rights. The right to a fair trial, the right to education, and the right to privacy are just a few of the 30 listed. Many societies even consider the basic human rights described in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to be morally obvious, or as the Declaration of Independence would say, self-evident. In fact, the basis of the UDHR itself is that these rights are fundamental and applicable to every human being. It is founded on the presumption everyone should agree with it and believe it to be true. In short, it stands on the premise that these rights are universal. Which

Though this type of racial profiling does not directly violate the UDHR, it is obvious that these acts are being targeted towards a specific ethnic group in a discriminatory way, and that this behavior continues to be allowed because of the deeply rooted fear of terrorism in the U.S. Ultimately, we have been allowed to “bend” human rights so that we may discriminate against this ethnic group on the basis that it provides national

R2P embodies three main concepts. The first concept is that “the State carries the primary responsibility for protecting populations from genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, and their incitement”. The second concept is that “the international community has a responsibility to encourage and assist States in fulfilling this responsibility”. And lastly, R2P states that “the international community has a responsibility to use appropriate diplomatic, humanitarian and other means to protect populations from these crimes. If a State is manifestly failing to protect its populations, the international community must be prepared to take collective action to protect populations, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations” (http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide).
According to R2P, it is the responsibility of the nation to protect us from acts of terrorism, which is largely the intent behind the security reform. Yet, it is also the responsibility of the nation to protect its people from discrimination and prosecution (such as this ethnic group is experiencing in the U.S). Because of the 9/11 shock, the nation is able to use R2P in order to justify the implementation and occurrence of racial profiling. Therefore, the Arabic and Mediterranean portion of the U.S are left unsupported