Mada za sehemu hiiHuman RightsMada 2
- Concepts of human right
- Human right abuse
Abuse of human rights is the unlawful prevention of person's enjoyment of his or her rights as outlined in the constitution.
Parents can abuse rights of their children by
- Denying them education.
- Not providing basic needs such as food and clothing for their children.
- Forcing their children to marry against their wishes, especially at a tender age.
- Giving their children severe punishment.
The society can abuse individuals' rights through
- Beating up and killing suspected criminals without giving them a fair trial in court of law.
- Abandoning children in the streets.
- Stigmatizing less fortunate members of the society such as disabled and people having HIV and AIDS.
The government can abuse human rights through
- Making oppressive laws that limit the individuals' rights.
- Discriminating against some citizens due to their color, gender, religion or ethnic origin.
- Not including Bill of right in the constitution.
- Not maintaining the rule of law.
The following are some of the effects of abusing human rights in the society.
- Conflicts among family members and in the community. This leads to unrest and instability in the society.
- Conflicts between citizens and their government. This makes difficult for the government to enforce law and order.
- Citizens are unable to perform their duties and their responsibilities in peace.
- Increase crime and poverty in the society.
- Oppression of the less fortunate members in the society, for example, workers may be underpaid or the poor may be denied justice in the courts of law.
- Citizens are unable to obtain their basic needs when the right to work is denied or abused.
The difference between limitation of human rights and the abuse of human rights are listed in the table below.
| Limitations | Abuse |
|---|---|
| Are done when there is need. | Is done necessarily. |
| Aim to protect the rights of others. | Used for selfish reasons, e.g. to keep unpopular rules in power. |
| Protects the rights of the disadvantaged group such as children, women and disabled persons. | Does not protect the right of disadvantaged groups. |
| Aim at making people free from fear of discrimination. | Aims at making the citizens fearful of their rules. |
| Ensure peace and order are maintained in the society. | Aims at preventing some people from enjoying their rights. |
| Intend to allow state organs to conduct lawful acts. | Intends to make people ignorant of their rights. |
| Aim in ensuring court judgments are fair and just. | Aims at discriminating some people in the court of law. |
| Aim prohibiting the disclosure of confidential information. | Aims at withholding information in order to make people live in fear. |
- The government has to maintain the rule of law. Where the rule of law is not being maintained, e.g. in countries at war, a lot of human rights abuses are experienced such as inability to get basic needs.
- The government should educate its citizens about their basic rights so that they can claim them when they are denied.
- The society has to respect all people, including the sick and the disadvantaged.
- The courts of law should enforce the law in a just manner and punish those who abuse the rights of others, such as thieves and murderers.
- There should be a system of controlling the activities of the government, e.g. the existence of parliament to prevent the misuse of power.
- The government has to be transparent in its operations. Citizens should be kept informed about issues affecting them.
- All people should be treated fairly and equally before the law. No one should be discriminated against because of color, religion, gender or status in the society.
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