tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post4217274140849171041..comments2011-04-19T16:06:39.581-05:00Comments on Humanism and Human Rights: Lessons from Haiti and EgyptDoctor Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13189506916480012553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post-58219968119665157722011-02-15T14:49:06.071-06:002011-02-15T14:49:06.071-06:00This was a really interesting post. I've been ...This was a really interesting post. I've been following and studying the events happening in Haiti in my french classes since Freshman year, and have been closely following the recent events transpiring there, such as Duvalier's return to the country. I think that Haiti necessarily must take action against Duvalier for the destruction and pain he cause towards the country, but it was interesting to learn that many of the current citizens are ambivalent towards the former dictator's return and charges. Apparently many of them feel as if, since it was so long ago, they no longer have a responsibility to make him face the consequences of his actions. This unnerved me, as I think repercussions should be had due to the many lives that he and his regime, the Ton Ton Macoutes, claimed. It was interesting to learn that these people were so quick to brush off the human rights violations that had occurred a few generations before them. I feel that people should be more concerned with these violations and bringing them to justice. Sorry I went on a tangent there, it just got me thinking. Great post!HannahGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665501401280899937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5638402958079714573.post-48805966496370494752011-02-15T10:19:11.237-06:002011-02-15T10:19:11.237-06:00Great post, Shannon! After reading about the move...Great post, Shannon! After reading about the movements in Egypt , Tunisia, and Haiti, the pattern of intra-national uprisings seems to be one of the most effective way to bring about a change in any human rights violations. The people of a country have to understand they are being mistreated and want a change themselves. The UN committee cannot simply go into a country and try to change the scene based on the UNHR. The UNHR is a powerful leap in the history of human rights but it is not yet universally implemented throughout the world even if the theory behind it is written on paper. This is to say, that the oppressive practices of the political party or leader in any country can truly be eliminated by his own people. A dictator only rules through oppressing his people; the essential concept of oppression that makes a oppressor an actual dictator is eliminated, the moment the people fight back and refuse to be oppressed. To address your second question, the fact that all these different countries are fighting for their human rights might show that there is a sort of universalizing in terms of the understanding of “human rights discourse and action.” All those countries are standing up for their individual beliefs based on their own culture but their unique situations are essentially, universally relatable to one another’s experience of human rights violations.Manalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04705569791546856423noreply@blogger.com