Human rights abuses within state borders, even perpetrated by
a government against its own people, are no longer matters solely within the purview of domestic
affairs.
Past UN Secretary-General Annan said that a state’s
legitimacy is tied to proper treatment of its citizens and an offending state can
no longer hide behind a mantle of sovereignty alone. With
increasing globalisation (e.g. Internet,media,
satellite imagery), expanding international institutions (e.g. Amnesty
International) and growth of civil society organisations has led to more
people being aware of human rights abuses within countries. The
promotion of human rights is relevant in the context of globalisation and its potential
for excluding and marginalising weak members of the international community and
people with limited resources. Human rights afford protection
against such exclusion and marginalisation.
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