#undhr

Have you heard of the UNDHR? Its a global consensus based charter of basic principles focused on highlighting of basic human rights which should be enjoyed by each and every human regardless of their identities. Its ideals are lofty and universal. Now, have you heard of the Cairo Declaration of Human Rights? It was a charter made and signed by almost all members of the Organisation of Islamic countries. It was made in opposition to the UNHDR which was condemned by the OIC members as being based on "Judeo Christian Values". Firstly, it's ironical of them to oppose the UNHRD because they're based on Judeo Christian values. Isn't Moses a prophet in Islam? Isn't Jesus a Prophet in Islam? So why are the OIC countries opposed to the norms which are allegedly derived from the values which these prophets so valued and practiced? Secondly, and importantly... The Cairo Declaration seemingly restricts the rights of non Muslims and declares Shariah as being the source of law making. Note - There is no other parallel to CDHR by nations belonging to other religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. My question is, if the whole world finds the UNHDR to be lofty and ideal, then why do the Muslim majority States have a problem with it so much as to they were forced to create a restrictive alternative to it? How do you justify religious rule?

So according to a survey, Australians consider ISIS to be a major threat. If major party politicians and major news publications are to be believed, asylum seekers are coming in through the back door and doing the wrong and illegal thing by coming and asking for shelter*. Some of these refugees are fleeing Syria and Iraq BECAUSE of ISIS. And yet we refuse to treat them with humanity and put them in foreign detention centres where health professionals are at risk of being prosecuted if they speak out about mistreatment. More asylum seekers have died at Manus Island than have been granted resettlement in Australia. What the actual fuck, Australia?! As an immigrant, I'm well aware of my fortunate position to be an Australian citizen. I get to go to university and study what I love. I get to live with my family and friends and go on holidays and have all round decent life. The blatant racism in Australia desperately needs to be addressed. As a nation that is close to being wholly made up of immigrants and immigrants' descendants, Australians need to fucking check their privilege before they fucking wreck themselves *N.B. In another recent survey, conducted by good blokes, The Red Cross, close to 7 out of 10 Australians believe it is illegal to to come by boat to Australia without a visa. News flash, it is legal and is enshrined as a basic human right in the UNDHR.

One of my earliest disappointments in life was when I began school and they had this really cool board in the foyer where there was a map and they stuck the faces of the students who were from other countries into the map. So one day we were looking at the map where they had stuck in two boys from India, Rohan and Danio, and one from Nigeria, Jonas, and I said that I was from the US, and asked why I wasn't up there. And the teacher told me that I wasn't from the US. And so I complained to the teacher, and then my parents, and neither did anything about it. Irish Schools taking away a student's right to a nationality, as decreed by the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, and the United Nations Declaration of Children's Rights. Thank you, Scoil an Spioraid Naoimh. And in case you were wondering if they just didn't believe me, they also didn't have the other American student, James, on the board either. So idk if it was a cultural or racial thing, but it is one of the few things that I am truly pissed about, till this day, 7 years later.