Where Are the Major Human Rights Violations?
Where Are the Major Human Rights Violations?
Human rights violations happen everywhere. The few listed below is only a small subset of the countless other countries and regions exhibiting human rights violations today.
Kosovo,
Serbia
Perhaps the most
talked-about region exhibiting human rights violations
today. The United States and NATO has decided to take
military action in response to these violations. The type
of human rights violations in Kosovo is a form of
"ethnic cleansing", or genocide of the
Albanians.
China and
Tibet
Since the Chinese
takeover of the region of Tibet, the Tibetan people,
especially monks, have been tortured or killed by the
Chinese government. Many groups still fight for the
liberation of the region of Tibet and let the Tibetan
leader, the Dalai Lama, out of exile. One million
Tibetans have died because of Chinese occupation.
Afghanistan
After being taken over the by the Taliban, a militia
group, many human rights violations have taken place in
Afghanistan. Women have been the most victimized as they
are no longer allowed to hold jobs, go to school, or walk
outside without being covered from head to head. The
Taliban call this "Islamic law." Many other
violations committed against innocent civilians have also
taken place as the Taliban's struggle to maintain control
continue.
United
States
As said before, there
are human rights violations happening everywhere. Even in
the United States. One example is the acquiescence for
the use of sweat shops for cheap labor. The clothing
industry is flooded with labor provided by minors at
wages ridiculously low wages, harsh working conditions,
and long hours.
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