Cultures, landscapes, and living conditions vary widely across communities, countries, and continents, but the rights and freedoms each person is allowed should never be left up to chance. All people should be able to exercise their abilities, seize the opportunities life sends their way, and make free choices without fear of unjust consequences. Slavery, sweatshops, and violence against innocents are unacceptable, without condition and wherever they appear. Human rights can and ought to be secured for every person, and the struggle to accomplish this goal is ongoing.
- The UN estimates that 400,000 have died and 3 million have been forcibly displaced from their homes in the conflict in Darfur since 2003.
- It is estimated that there are approximately 27 million slaves around the world.
- An estimated 100 to 140 million girls and women around the world are currently living with the consequences of female genital mutilation (FGM).
- Sweatshop workers earn as little as ½ to ¼ of what they need to provide for basic nutrition, shelter, and other necessities.
- 50 years after the UDHR’s condemnation of torture, the UN confirmed the widespread use of torture in over 40 countries and that the use of torture is actually rising.
- In Myanmar , more than 140,000 Karen people were killed, sexually assualted, tortured, forcibly removed from their homes, or forced into hard labor from 2005-2007.
- One third of all women in the world will be raped, beaten, or otherwise abused in her lifetime.
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