essay N.2
HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD -Human rights refers to the liberties, claims and faculties of everyone. Human rights are essential to all human beings, whatever their nationality, place of residence, gender, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status . International human rights law lays down obligations of Governments to act in certain ways, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups. Colombia is a country where human rights are violated daily, some of these rights have been violated by armed groups according to the current situation in which the country is located. Rights are divided into: civil, political, economic, cultural, and social rights. In Colombia the violation of rights is continuously presented by illegal groups such as the FARC, the ELN and the AUC; homicides, extortion kidnappings, massacres and forced displacement, evidencing a clear violatio...