Are human rights the privilege of developed countries?

Question

Each country has different operating requirements within their own diasporas:

Given most countries not in this league have governments serve communities generally lacking in education, social awareness, funds and proper policing to back legislation, assuming legislation exists in the first place. In short, their prerogatives are different to those of a developed nation.

Postulation:
Is there an exclusive class of nations at work in their interest above other nations ?
What are your opinions ?


Kindly refrain from diatribe and ad hominem attacks of all parties participating.

ABRIDGED
magim.. – More than good intentions are required in a protracted struggle to reach the masses.
:: Indeed. A mature answer.
Fingers crossed that good providence has not passed. Friends have since left the forces (HRM) at service in restless nations, nevertheless puts wondering thoughts to rest.

jeff0.. – Human rights are placards to a politician’s moral commitment to society, evident in post Katrina events.

Polyn.. – Ideals should be held high as would the north star be a guide to ancient mariners. A worthy cause merits the struggle and brings like minded persons to the call.
:: Youth accords foolish hearts to dream desperate noble dreams at the disparagement of mature and elderly who sigh with time worn despondency and exasperation.

Lozat.. –
Def. 1. Everyone believes in personal entitlement to rights; cross purposes potentially arise when individual rights conflict.
Def. 2 Self entitlement to one’s physical body.
Def. 3 Freedom of speech as opposed to right to be free from fear of attack.
"Human Rights" observed as the empowerment of the middle classes over the state enabling to an extent a specific will to be exercised. It remains the romantic moral ideals of rich countries.

Answer 1

Ideally human rights should be the privilege of all countries no matter what their rate of development but sadly the reality is not so and this is where the developed countries have a moral and ethic duty to assist those countries in gaining the privilege of human rights, there are many people from developed countries who are working tirelessly to try and bring this about as much as they can. I don't have the resources that many do but I try in my way to do what I can, when I can and I'm sure there are a lot more who do too. =)

Answer 2

I really can only speak about Americans? We pride ourselves on being humane and try to act in the best way for human interest no matter what country it is. But it is the old story no one is perfect and everyone falls to the slogan when in Rome do as the Romans. Sometimes to we have leaders that are a little to aggressive for reform and forget we are involved with a third world country and that is a problem. Let us say it will take a miracle and lots of magicians to turn anyone around overnight. A country that is 100 or more years behind will take more than two WW II's worth of time and energy to change their old world habits. And I do not think it is possible? sorry Charlie only the best tasting tunas get to be Starkist ? ha ha

Answer 3

Hi

I find your english very confusing. I suspect that if you used half the number of words your meaning may be clearer.

That said I will try to read between the lines - the question of "rights" is very difficult - everyone likes to believe they have certain rights and become very attached to them, however when there is more than one "right" defined there is alway a chance that my "right" will interfere with your "right" - the "right" to life vs the "right" to control your own body for example, or the "right" of freedom of speech vs the "right" to be free of fear of attack.

Fundementally "Human Rights" are a neat shorthand for "society has developed enough that the middle classes are together more powerful than the state and so refuse to allow arbitrary power to be excercised" - ONLY rich countries have developed the concept of "Human Rights".

This shorthand can therefore be condensed further to "power cannot be excercised arbitrarily" and this seems to indeed be a property only of developed countries.

Answer 4

NO I DON'T THINK HUMAN RIGHTS EVEN EXIST IN THE GOOD OL U S A . ITS LIKE FAMALY VALUE ,NICE NAME DURING ELECTION TIME,OTHERWISE MEANINGLESS. THE REASON I DONT THINK STRONGLY OF HUMAN RIGHTS,IS WHAT LITTLE WE DID AFTER KATRINA,IT WAS A GOOD TIME FOR URBAN RELOCATION.AND WHAT NEWS MEDIA WOULD PUT A BIG EMPHASIS ON A MISSING BLACK CHILD,LOOK AT JOAN BENNET RAMSEY