moral Archives - U.H.Rights Blog by Maci Bednar Tue, 27 Jul 2021 13:05:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.universalhumanrightsindex.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-Maci-Bednar-1-32x32.png moral Archives - U.H.Rights 32 32 Why should anyone “have” to respect “human rights”? https://www.universalhumanrightsindex.org/why-should-anyone-have-to-respect-human-rights/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 22:02:32 +0000 https://demo.axelthemes.com/?p=1 First of all, because human nature includes a moral component. Most people, if it is pointed out to them that they are infringing on someone's personal dignity, will try not to do so.

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]]> First of all, because human nature includes a moral component. Most people, if it is pointed out to them that they are infringing on someone’s personal dignity, will try not to do so. As a rule, people do not want to hurt others. However, in addition to the moral sanctions of one’s own or others’ conscience, most countries now have laws that oblige governments to respect the basic rights of their citizens, even if they may not want to.

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]]> Why are we talking about people’s rights and not their responsibilities? https://www.universalhumanrightsindex.org/why-are-we-talking-about-peoples-rights-and-not-their-responsibilities/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:27:11 +0000 https://demo.codethemes.co/charity/?p=128 Although some philosophers and NGOs have put forward strong arguments in favor of defining the measure of people's responsibility and have even presented "codes" and "declarations" in defense of this argument, the human rights community as a whole has remained silent on this debate.

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]]> Although some philosophers and NGOs have put forward strong arguments in favor of defining the measure of people’s responsibility and have even presented “codes” and “declarations” in defense of this argument, the human rights community as a whole has remained silent on this debate. The reason is that many governments make the “bestowal” of rights conditional on certain duties imposed on people by a government or ruler, making the very idea of human rights inherently meaningless. And yet, of course, all of us – individuals and groups – must take the rights of others seriously, not abuse them, but respect them as our own. And in this light, Article 29 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that: “1. Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible. 2. 2. In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.

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