Reflection paper on morality, law &violation of human rights For Mr. Mahbubur Rahman's class

1. BRAC UNIVERSITY
Morality, Law and Violation of
Human Rights
Mr. Mahbubur Rahman Reflection Paper - HUM103
Samiya Yesmin
3/31/2012

2. Morality, Law and Violation of Human Rights
March 31, 2012
Morality means ethics or principles, decency, honesty, integrity, honour or virtue etc all
innately born in one’s human self. Adapting these globally recognized moral issues into laws is
known as Human Rights. They are authorized laws passed through judicial agreement which
provides every individual justice and equality, because we are all human. Human Rights work
for three basic aspects of life. They are: (a) Civil and political, (b) economical, social and
cultural, and (c) self determination and participation equality.
And to ensure the protection of human rights any and every society must ensure the
availability of a strong legal system. As without any prevailing law and order in the society, it
will be thrown in complete chaos with the absence of honesty and righteousness. So the
protection of human rights becomes a question. The society must also be a free state to ensure
everyone’s equality for self-determination and participation equality. This gives the people right
to think freely and for free speech. And last but not the least, effectively organized or not
organized guarantees, that protection for the human rights will be provided, that is it is not just
all talk and no results.
Such as in Bangladesh, we do have a legal system, but it is so corrupted that we cannot
rely on it ensure our well being. Public remains unhappy and discriminated in a lot of aspects of
life. This discord in our lives does not give rise to eudemonia that we all thrive to achieve. We
must ensure that at no cost should there be any abuse of human rights. Such violation does not
simply question our morality, but also questions our very essence of humanity.
It is this humanity that differentiates us from animals. If there is no decency no moral
principles, then we will not be able to live in harmonized, happy society. Equality is a must in
every religion, culture, civil or political society. This is no longer just a requirement but a
growing demand and need. As we are inter-dependent, we all should respect each other.
Everyone’s values and opinions matter, they cannot be disqualified. That would lead to using
everyone as means to an end but not as ends in themselves. Thus to live in a harmonized happy
society we must respect and ensure every individuals human rights and increase global equality
among all.
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