HUMAN RIGHTS

[Olajire Deborah]

HUMAN RIGHTS

Human Rights are those categories of Rights that nature has bestowed on man, hence, an entity having requisite characteristics and attributes qualifying it as a Human deserves to be accorded these Inherent Rights, merely by the Virtue of his Nature. In the light of this Account therefore, a right is not something that somebody gives you, it is rather something that nobody should take away because it is inherent to your Decency as a member of the Human Family, it is neither a privilege or contingent upon any duties by entitlement against the State. To violate the most basic Human right is to is to deny individuals their fundamental moral entitlements. It is, in a sense, to treat them as if they are less than human and undeserving of respect and dignity.

Some of the prominent attributes of a Human Being are it’s profound abilities of Locomotion( movement), Abstract Reasoning, Expression in diverse Languages, Signs and Arts, Problem Solving, Socialization and Coordination of Entities of quasi nature into purposeful Groups. With the understanding that Human Rights centers the concept of Human Nature, Several Lagal Documents at International, Regional and National Levels have Been drafted Solely for the guarantee of these Human Natural Qualities in a more refined form as Rights. The United Nations in 1987 described those Rights as the Rights without which we cannot function as Human Beings, some of these Legal Documents on the International Plane include, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights( UDHR ), The International Convention on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), The African Charter on Human and People’s Rights, ( ACHPR) and Several Others.

The Nigerian 1999 Constitution in its Fourth Chapter provides these Fundamental Rights, from Section 33 which guarantees the Right to life to Section 46 which enables any Citizen of the Country to apply to any of the State High Courts where any Human Rights Infringement has occurred, for Redress. The Nigerian Constitution popularly referred to as the Grund Norm, just like it is in Several Countries of the World is Supreme to every other Law or Legislative Enactment, Consequently, this Supreme Body of Laws is the Source from which other Subsidiary Laws Obtain their Validity as they Would be rendered null and Void if found Inconsistent with the Provisions of the Constitution. The concluding effect of this is that our Rights which have been guaranteed by the Constitution are Explicit and Unquestioning, However, they’re Subject to the ‘Exceptional Circumstances’ contained in the same Constitution. An Elaborate Analysis of this Concept will be made in the Subsequent Paragraphs.

It is perceived that some Citizens seem not to know about the Country’s Laws, their Fundamental Rights especially, untill certain Circumstances compel them to. This perceived ignorance has led to Citizens falling Victim to Frequent Human Rights Violations without adequate Reparation and Remediation.

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