Freedom of Speech - We have the right to voice our opinions in any way we please, whether verbally, in writing or both. We have the right to be heard and to hear the opinions of others without being obliged to believe what they say. A democratic society believes in the rights, the human rights, of its people. However, there are many countries, and millions of people, who do not have freedom of speech. They do not have the right to hear, watch, or read anything apart from sanitized and sanctioned material. Those that do read anything else are treated as extremists, subject to imprisonment or worse. This is some of my international experience from living in Asia and research from non-democratic countries. Coming from a Western country, I have had the benefit of this and many other human rights for a considerable time, despite news reports that would seem to state otherwise. Our law has not been decided in a rush and made by those living a privileged lifestyle. It has been built by the decisions made in Courts, with juries of our peers and the Court has always been a place of equality and fairness. Our freedom to speak out against injustice, or just voice our opinion about the state of Local Government, has already been wellestablished. However, it is fact that we have our sacrosanct human rights, properly confirmed until The Human Rights Act 1998 through IPbpR. This has placed into our law, among other human rights, the fact that we can have our own opinions and discuss these opinions freely and without fear of reprisal or interference from the Government. This is under Article 10 of the Act and called ‘Freedom of Expression’. It is my desire to fight for human rights under the guidance of the Authority of the U.N. to help humans in non-democratic countries who have strong opinions about how the country is being run. It may seem obvious that we, as democratic country citizens have this right, but the fact remains that many other countries do not and if a Western Government body is trying to stop us from, for instance, giving a speech about crime in our neighborhood, or writing a report on the state of the local primary care trust, they are
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breaching our right to freedom of expression. We have the right to take action against them. If it is not possible to admit contractual signed fundamental human rights (similar to contracts against child labor and exploitation in use with governments) in each of these failed states for their people for freedom of speech in the 21st Century through their individual country Government body, than the members of Educational Institutes and Universities could use another “unofficial way.” By gaining Internet VPN using rights from Foreign Countries with help of local U.N. offices to buy (download) and to work “blog-free” as “IT KnowledgeResearch” they can convince officials. If Educational Institutes would be able to publish press through the “back way” of Internet, they would be able to print anything they want. Hopefully, they don’t invade another’s privacy and that they have the evidence to back up their assertions. As with any right they also have responsibilities; they are subject to the law when it comes to slander and libel and they cannot knowingly reveal information given to them in confidence. Nor can they say anything that would threaten the public safety, national security or undermine the legal system. They will be able to state and announce anti-human behavior of treatments and U.N. locals could fight with them for official rights of speech. Conclusion: If Internet “blog-free” statements would circle globally around the world – more people will be aware of the situation and give help Equal Rights: The Right to be Treated Equally - For the fight for equal rights such as discrimination by age, race, color, creed or sex depends on each governmental point of view. There are instances of inequality in every walk of life: the heiress who receives less than her sibling; an immigrant worker who is not given the same pay, working benefits or working conditions as his citizen counterparts. It is a sad fact that those who think that equality exists, and therefore the fight for equality is redundant, probably have no need to worry about it. From a legal and moral point of view, equality is each person receiving the same respect, treatment, opportunities and rights, irrespective of their sex, color, country of birth, religion, political beliefs or sexual orientation. The principles of equality can be applied to every arena, from work to home life. The equality of women paved the way for other civil rights movements; they showed the incumbent government that the people were not to be denied their political opinion. They dominated the news for years in their struggle for women to be recognized as equals. This is not the case in nondemocratic countries. The Human Rights Act is the most far-reaching piece of legislation to legitimize the equal rights movement. Whilst no articles specifically refer to a definitive right for equality, there is for instance no section headed ‘Our Right to Equality’, the whole Act itself is written to promote fairness and equal civil rights under the law. The Act as
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a whole prohibits discrimination on any grounds. Every human being has the benefit of the civil rights imposed by the Act and every human being can take action if any of their rights are breached but this does not include failed states. We are still a long way from having true equality; our Western civil rights are in place but we are far from attaining a society where absolutely everyone is equal. There are still thousands and thousands of people who have to fight to receive what others deem to be a natural state of affairs. This is not only a non-democratic country problem - this is our global world issue to work on. Because the one thing that no government can legislate for, is the minds of the people; it is our right to have our own political opinions, religious beliefs and attitudes about certain things, but it is not our right to force our opinions on others and prevent them from exercising their right to equality. Despite the fact that our Western country human rights are codified in law, and public organizations and government bodies should have policies in place to prevent it, there is always a chance that, if we feel we are being treated unfairly, our human rights have been breached. Whether we are a disabled person in need of treatment or a prisoner suffering inhumane treatment, we have the right to take action. It is obvious that only a Solicitor or a Citizens Advice Bureau which i specializes in human rights issues in each country could help us in any case of suffering inhumane treatments to take further actions. We need all relevant information and evidence with us if we do so and the legal field is notoriously vague so that help with a representative is needed. All legal proceedings are expensive, sometimes prohibitively so, and as we will essentially be bringing a civil suit, then it is unlikely that the state will give us any assistance. It may also take a very long time. Therefore, there should be a clearer global definition of what suffering inhumane treatment entails to avoid this situation. It would not be any longer treated as a civil rights but as a crime against humanity. In Government’s own public service interest – this should be changed to prove the interest in Human Rights. In the unlikely event that there is no one close to us with the skills to help, there are only dozens of free help sites on the Internet. But what happens in the case of non-democratic countries where people might not be able to join this luxury? It will cost us Western citizens nothing to find out what our position is. In addition, there are some very well known voluntary organizations, which specialize in human rights. BUT who will help the rest of the World in serious situations in case of suffering inhumane treatment? There might be no one to go so far as to help them fund the case and provide them with support, information and detailed reports on their progress on their behalf, which is the truthfully mentioned here. The point to remember is this: The democratic laws have enshrined our rights as human beings. They have also specifically stated that we have the right to take any public authority to task over their treatment of us. The law and systems are there – we may as well use them, and possibly prevent the same thing happening to someone else. But would this not be a right idea to change the civil rights
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law into the law against crime to make it happen globally for everybody in our world to report inhuman treatment to police and bring it up to the court as an governmental issue being judged without costs to take in here for faith and in the name of 21st century humanity? Therefore it is also necessary to specify the global frame of what defines the suffering human and inhumane treatments in case of sex, color, country of birth, religion, political beliefs or sexual orientation in terms of Equal Rights: The Right to be Treated Equally by age, race, color, creed or sex. Conclusion: As global communities have been realized, it is time to talk about global human rights with a standard of developed nations. The global human rights also could be the way to make more sustainable growth for the world. [B.M.D.].
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