Is there or should there be a hierarchy of human rights?
Do human rights impede on sovereignty state sovereignty? What if the state itself has ratified international conventions?
Should human rights be used as a context for economic or military intervention?
Which rights should be defined as fundamental human rights?
According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights (generally accepted as the international standard for human rights), fundamental human rights are violated when:
A certain race, creed, or group is denied recognition as a "person". (Article 2)
Men and women are not treated as equal. (Article 2)
Different racial or religious groups are not treated as equal. (Article 2)
Life, liberty or security of person are threatened. (Article 3)
A person is sold as or used as a slave. (Article 4)
Cruel or unusual punishment is used on a person (such as torture or execution). (Article 5)
Punishments are dealt arbitrarily or unilaterally, without a proper and fair trial. (Article 11)
Arbitrary interference into personal, or private lives by agents of the state. (Article 12)
Citizens are forbidden to leave their country. (Article 13)
Freedom of speech or religion are denied. (Articles 18 & 19)
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