Human rights violations C.1

Human rights violations is abuse of people in a way that it abuses any fundamental human rights. It is, in a sense, to treat them as if they are less than human and undeserving of respect and dignity. Examples are acts typically deemed crimes against humanity, including genocide, torture, slavery, rape, enforced sterilisation or medical experimentation, and deliberate starvation. There are only a very few countries that do not commit significant human rights violations. Responses to the violation of human rights have created a veritable human rights culture in our times.

This book presents a systematic analysis of various human rights violations around the globe, focusing on security and subsistence rights. It highlights the contemporary challenges to human rights to illustrate the moral justification of and limits to privacy regulation, and the need to reconcile rights and community. It will prove a useful reference tool for all in the fields of human rights, peace studies, political violence and international law.