Question

1. How does supporting the human with defenders align with the philosophies of america's founding fathers?

2. Why do human rights defenders need to be protected? What dangers do they face?
3. What are some ways human rights defenders insure rights around the world?
4. In what ways does the United States support the human rights defenders?

Answer 1

1. The government should impose clearly of the consequences when human rights are violated

2. The law must be clear and concise and must be adapted in communities, institutions etc

3. Respect what the other person has to say or present

4. Parents must teach their children to respect others so that they will change their view when they grow up

5. Avoid being a racist

6. Honor the elders decision

Answer 2

To be a human rights defender, a person can act to address any human right (or rights) on behalf of individuals or groups. Human rights defenders seek the promotion and protection of civil and political rights as well as the promotion, protection and realization of economic, social and cultural rights.

Human rights defenders address any human rights concerns, which can be as varied as, for example, summary executions, torture, arbitrary arrest and detention, female genital mutilation, discrimination, employment issues, forced evictions, access to health care, and toxic waste and its impact on the environment. Defenders are active in support of human rights as diverse as the rights to life, to food and water, to the highest attainable standard of health, to adequate housing, to a name and a nationality, to education, to freedom of movement and to non-discrimination. They sometimes address the rights of categories of persons, for example women’s rights, children’s rights, the rights of indigenous persons, the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, and the rights of national, linguistic or sexual minorities.