Human rights is an important subject because every human deserves certain rights simply because they are human. No one should have to worry about clean drinking water, having enough food to fed themselves and their families, having shelter from the elements, or their safety. These and others should just be a given. Unfortunately this is not always the case. Some states do not protect these rights, other states just do not have the means to provide these things.
I think some governments do not protect these rights, or even believe in them because they are not apart of their cultural norms. It was not to long ago that my own country did not believe that women should have the right to vote. Even after everything women still do not receive equal pay. So using women’s rights as an example of why some governments do not believe human rights matter it is just not apart of their culture.
Another reason I see for human rights violations is not having the means to provide. I believe that having medicine readily available is a human right. For example HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence for American’s, there are medicines available and the disease can be managed. However this is not the case for many people in African countries. They do not have medicine readily available to them, and the consequences of this are horrific. According to AVERT only 3.9 million of the 10.6 million people in need of antiretroviral treatment in Africa are receiving it (Timeline of AIDS in Africa 2011).
References
Timeline of AIDS in Africa. (2011). AIDS & HIV information from the AIDS charity AVERT. Retrieved February 7, 2011, from http://www.avert.org/africa-aids- timeline.htm
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