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Latest comment: 1 month ago2 comments2 people in discussion
The criticism part, as well as the general description, chiefly note the criticism of applicability to cultural contexts. Another, arguably even more relevant criticism in recent years has been that human rights focus on an individual level and are inadequate to respond to problems affecting groups, as well as those affecting lived environments. This criticism is related to the advocacy of community rights. This is however not the same as human rights not fitting into communitarian cultural contexts. The article could also expand on the selective application of human rights. ~2026-32016-62 (talk) 11:46, 29 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 5 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion
The introductory sentence is wrong in stating that human rights are 'universally' recognised. In fact, very few human rights are universally recognised. For example, the sanctity of human life is not recognised by countries practicing the death penalty. The equality of women (with men) and homosexuals are also not universally recognised. Definitions proposed by the United Nations and other such groups are politicised and also not universally recognised definitions.
I suggest the following changes to the introductory sentence:
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