All these wars arise as a result of conflict. War on many levels is useless and only leads to many other issues. In the Sri Lankan Civil war, major issues relating to humans included the brutal loss of lives, disruption to peace and harmony and child soldiering. War, as a result of conflict, leads to harm and disturbing deaths of humans. The Sri Lankan civil war was fought between the native Sri Lankans and Tamil Tigers, over ownership of the northern part of Sri Lanka.
I will show that an absolute universal understanding of human rights must be adopted in order to ensure the dignity of every human being and to achieve the ultimate goal of world peace. I will do this by explaining the failings of the opposing theory to universalism, cultural relativism, as well as why universality of human rights is an essential aspect of human progression and is a necessity if we are to live in a world free from war and poverty. Firstly, it is important to consider the nature of human rights. Although interpretations of, and attitudes towards human rights can vary with significant degree, most share at least a few common aspects. For one, human rights are attributed to us, solely for our nature of human being (Orend, 2002, p. 41).
Since most of the women’s were prostitutes and drug addicts and because of such personality, their status is tarnished among the society and this may have been Pickton attempt to eliminate them. Pickton, hatred towards these women was so severe that his body could not make maintain the state of equilibrium, which increased his drive to kill and because of this, he did not only kill one woman but forty nine of them. According to my research, Pickton confessed to
Contemplating the Moral Permissibility of Torture This paper is an evaluation of a work by Henry Shue in which he writes about torture. Shue points out that while torture is a violation of most international law, it continues to be used extensively throughout the world and that its use may actually be on the rise. Governments are in effect “talking the talk” in their condemnation of torture but the reality is that they are not “walking the walk” as they institute the use of torture for various means of self preservation. Shue’s primary goal seems to be to show that torture is a special entity that is far worse than even death because it is an assault against the defenseless. Shue does not necessarily attempt to show that torture is never justified.
Nowadays, one in five women has reported experiencing rape. In many cases the victims of rape are accused of “asking for it” based on looking at the clothes they had on, or they are blamed for lying and “seeking attention.” This may even cause internalized cognitive dissonance where the victim may have contradicting thoughts and blame themselves for example having worn revealing clothing or having gone to a bar at night. Rape culture refers to a culture in which men are encouraged to “score” or “pick-up” as many women as possible. This not only makes women look like a game to be won but it is also a reason why forced sexual acts are committed so that men can feel a sense of “manhood.” This culture encourages girls to be submissive and it teaches them that they should keep quiet. Rape has become acceptable in our society, and very rarely is someone who is pressed with rape charges actually convicted.
“Examples of rape culture include, victim blaming, sexual objectification, trivializing rape, or refusing to acknowledge the harm of certain forms of sexual violence that do not conform to certain stereotypes of stranger or violent rape” (Wikipedia.com). Body I. Victim blaming is the phenomenon in which a victim of a crime or an accident is partially or entirely responsible for the transgressions committed against them. Victim blaming involved in sexual assault/rape implies that the victim was doing something wrong, acting a certain way, or wearing clothes that may have provoked the perpetrator, therefore making it the victims own fault (Wikipedia.com). a.
Words can create a certain connotations in every situation. The word “accuser” means “someone who imputes guilt or blame”, but also in the Old Testament of the Bible the word accuser was another name for Satan, the adversary, and one who opposes (New World Encyclopedia, 2011). Thus being said immediately any word being defined by something evil has a negative connotation, which impacts the people and situation in which the word is used. To call a victim of rape an accuser has major psychological effects on the victim, jurors and judges, the public and potential rapists. Sexual assault is one of the most under reported crimes, and 60% of rapes are still being unreported (RAINN.org, 2009).
The Meaning of Disgrace in Rape in Libya In the United States, women who are raped or claim they have been raped have numerous amounts of rights in order to prosecute the accused. There is zero tolerance for rape and the only issue for women is obtaining the courage to open up and accuse their rapist. Unlike the United States where women are fighting for factual evidence to place their assailant behind bars, the females in the country of Libya are threatened with death in the result of a rape. In the article Libya rape victims face ‘honour killings’ by Pascale Harter, the description of the after effects of rape victims can be seen as cruel and unjust. In a country where women are brought up to cover all parts of their bodies including their face, when rape occurs the whole town sees it as a dishonor to the victim.
Victims are people who suffer from a destructive or injurious action or agency. (Victim 1 of 2). Rapists are the monsters of today’s society, and their victims are the heroes that desperately need to slay them. Picking a victim is as simple as targeting a woman that they met for only a short period of time for some rapists. One thing is certain though, victims are attacked when they are most vulnerable (Gavin 1 of 3).
Do I believe a person should be “forced” to go into combat? No I do not. However, I do not consider myself a pacifist. Violence is necessary at times and war is unavoidable. Such as when Hitler and the Nazis were killing massive numbers of innocent people, then yes war was necessary.