because some leaders are scared when the people have power (human rights)
One can act for human rights by supporting Amnesty International, signing petitions, starting a group and informing other people who might not know about the conditions of human rights.
Many countries that have dictators and communist governments. The US might be the ONLY nation that has INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS written into it's constitution.
If a company objects to a repressive government, they might not be allowed to do business in that country anymore.
In a country where a majority think that women's rights should be diminished. Just because it's a democracy doesn't guarantee that an election result will automatically be good for human rights.
large factions might capture control of the government and ignore the rights of those in the minority
Because religions want to control peoples lives and if they are given full human rights they might do things their religion says is wrong.
The goals of the delaration are honorable but difficult to enforce
Yes, because in other countries they might not have the same 5 basic rights that we have.
Some good questions to ask about gay rights might be:In which countries is homosexuality still illegal?What are the penalties for homosexuality in countries where it is illegal?In countries where homosexuality is legal, is the age of consent comparable to the age of consent for heterosexuality?In countries where homosexuality is legal, is marriage between same sex partners possible?Do homosexual couples have the same rights to adopt as heterosexual couples?
I chose not to ignore your question but to answer it.I asked my dad for some money but he chose to ignore me.If I ignore the problem it might go away.
Because of its strong Islamic influence. Which ,in most Ialmic countries, makes the Women have lower rights on every aspect of life. It might sound biased but , it is real.
Do not ignore your past.