Short take on Globalization and Human Rights

Since human rights have always been a burning global issue, globalization will inevitably have influence on them. In fact, Globalization has hugely impacted human rights worldwide. It was not so long before that people around the world raised their voices for the human rights situation of a particular country. For instance, there is ever increasing support against violent conducts of Syrian regime against its people. Similarly, it was due to international concern on human rights that Israel and Palestine finally agreed for a ceasefire. We can only imagine the devastating results if a global perspective on human rights conservation was absent.

In the same way, a number of international organizations are working globally to ensure that people are not denied from their fundamental human rights. They have helped in preserving human rights during armed conflict, releasing people from militant captivity, and even making people aware of their socio-economic rights by publishing reports about corruption. Also, the global efforts have consequently aided in establishing Human Rights Commissions in many countries.

However, there are some negative effects of globalized efforts too. For example, the right to self-determination has been controversial in a sense that separatist groups are gaining momentum in some European countries without any serious political reason. Scotland is about to take a referendum on its independence, Catalonia (in Spain) is wishing for the same, and the case is similar in Belgium too, and all of these just to prevent possible economic austerity in their region.