Human Rights?

Human right is a right that makes us human. It is inherent in us as person and able us to enjoy our life as a person. Ceasing us to have such is an act of ceasing us to be human. This is for the people to protect their life, health and many other rights. On the other hand, militarization is somehow related to the presence of men in uniform. The presence of warfare is violent. Militarization usually occurred due to power display or eco-political competition. Thus, war is at stake. There are several effects of militarization such as the destruction of people themselves and the environment, spending of arms’ increases to 2400 times than that on the expenditure on the peacemaking initiatives and it eventually intensifies the impact of violence. The poor countries become poorer through buying of arms and rich countries become richer through the trade of arms.

 It only shows that human rights and militarization have significant difference. However, at some point, they meet in protecting the life of the citizen, maintaining peace and order and secure the life of every individual. Unfortunately, when militarism is present the increase of human rights violation also increases. How sad to experience this predicament.

There are four principles of cultural solidarity.

1.       Assimilation to cultural understanding and critical respect

The respect to cultural differences of the people in the community and learn how to understand such differences will surely lead to unity. The actuations of respecting one’s culture may not hinder to the solidarity among people. It should be that people must respect and understand one another.

2.       Overcome prejudices, stereotypes and discrimination

People should avoid and put aside biases among cultural differences of the other. Judgment or generalization of one’s mistakes should not prevail to criticize someone in a particular culture. We should not discriminate their culture or the way they live their belief of practices.

3.       Transcends personal and institutional system

We should not live in a kind of anthropocentrism lifestyle but we should live in understanding of the ethnic culture we are in. We must believe that we are in diverse culture kind of environment. This is an acceptance we should be submitted into.

4.       From assimilation to “Unity in Diversity” or “Cultural Diversity”

               Understanding our cultural differences, we must see to it that it will indeed strengthen our peace advocacy up to unity. It will help us to live in genuine unity though we have various differences especially in our culture. This is our task to go hand in hand in the name and realization of peace.