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 violation of fundamental rights such as life, liberty, human dignity and others. The most violated rights in Colombia are, every individual has the right to property which is the right that every person must use, enjoy and dispose of their property according to the law. The right to freedom of opinion and expression includes not to be disturbed because of opinions, to investigate and receive information, critics and to disseminate them. The right to education allows individuals to acquire knowledge and thus achieve a full social life, is vital for the economic, social and cultural development of all societies. The right to life is one of the most violated in Colombia and protects from being deprived of your life by third parties. The right of liberty and the security of each person, no one will be subjected to slavery, defends individuals so that they are not in jail by mistake, and that each one must be free once his imposed sentence is served. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.