Importance of our Rights

I feel a central theme that seems to have connected the various issues of the course this year was human rights. Learning about human rights, understanding them, talking about them and bringing to light the lack of them throughout the world was a major component in World Issues. For major issues like the Northern Africa and Middle Eastern protests you would had to truly understand the importance of human rights to comprehend why the protests started and why people continue fight for those rights and freedoms that we take for granted each day. Documents like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights prove how important human rights are in this world and by understanding their importance we are able to better apply documents like the UDHR to issues like the mass protests in the Middle East. It also increases ones understanding of the importance of what is happening in the Middle East and Northern Africa and how it is a major step in the right direction for human rights.  As terms like equality, peace and unity become more then just words ones perception on certain issues changes. Problems against these terms like racism and war really strike home because these words become very important and upholding what they stand for becomes essential.