Explain and illustrate the importance of human rights.

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        Explain and illustrate the importance of human rights.

        Human rights are rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being human. They refer to a wide continuum of values that are universal in character and in some sense equally claimed for all human beings. It is a common observation that human beings demand the realisation of diverse values to ensure their individual and collective well-being. It also is a common observation that these demands are often painfully frustrated by social as well as natural forces, resulting in exploitation, oppression, persecution, and other forms of deprivation. Consequently, it is of paramount importance that these rights are established to give a new turning point to the life of human beings.  

        Indeed human rights are of supreme significance and they are present to defend all the privileges of human-beings. Human rights was basically established or founded after the World-War II in order to allow people to enjoy in each and every sphere of life. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights said it all. This declaration consists of 30 articles which give the right and reasonable milieu that is accessible to everyone irrespective of race, colour or creed. The declaration illustrates clearly the major importance of human rights in order to allow individual or collective well-being.  

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The crucial role that these rights play is undoubtedly of immense importance. The rights described in the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights include the right to life, liberty, and security of person; to freedom of conscience, religion, opinion, expression, association, and assembly; to freedom from arbitrary arrest; to a fair and impartial trial; to freedom from interference in privacy, home, or correspondence; to a nationality; to a secure society and an adequate standard of living; to education; and to rest and leisure. The declaration also affirms the rights of every person to own property; to be ...

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