Do I Have The Right To Be Human?

The concept of human rights is the notion that a human is accorded rights by other humans in agreement to acceptable freedoms.   This is then legislated and either remedy or legal action is applied given the breach to legislation, thus compensation or punishment.

In highly evolved civilizations all human beings are responsible for their actions.  It is recognized that real respect of human rights is developed within the human heart.   The respect and awareness of other humans can be developed through the education of universal values and non suppression of feeling states.   Highly evolved societies are conscious that what they do to another they do to themselves.  That is, they feel diminished by negative actions and expanded by positive actions from the basis of good intent.  They recognize that there is the opportunity of learning from the experience and acting on a response for the highest good of the other.

In the current human society there remains the prevailing view that life happens externally, that is out of a persons control.  That people are the victims of circumstance.  It is acknowledged that actions and consequences do result in the diminishing of the perception of the human condition or value.  However, in evolved societies it is recognized that human beings are not victims but have the power to change their circumstances.  That is, they choose not to give their power to those with negative intent.  They recognize to empower despots is not in the interest of the despot.  That from an intent of compassion a person must act in accordance with their own conscience.   In an evolved society there is no punishment but the society understands that any negative behaviour is acknowledged and the person assisted to correct their behaviour.  The person has a say in how this happens.

The submission process is restrictive in respect of setting criteria to answer.  A true democracy would create processes to establish what rights the people are seeking.  It is a reflection of a society where politics influences democratic processes by defining a narrow framework to consider civil and political rights only.  This restricts any exploration of cultural, economic and social rights.   A true democratic process does not presume to instruct the society on questions it should consider but seeks to understand the true wishes of the citizens it represents.  As a result the intent is not democratic and therefore the outcome will reflect the intent.   Even the best intentions of those engaged in the process will be subverted by those seeking restriction of human rights.  Thus, seeking to restrict the freedom of the people in favour of power interests.  Until each of us reach for our true rights as citizens in a democracy we will witness a slow disintegration of the social fabric and eroding of human rights world-wide.  This provides the environment for unfettered power to undermine environmental systems in favour of profit and democratic systems in favour of influence and power.

I don’t have an expectation of this submission being taken seriously but I am exercising my inalienable and universal right to freedom of expression based on an inner knowing rather than externally endorsed frameworks and modus operandi.

I acknowledge and reclaim the…
• Right to a loving, safe and functional environment;
• Right to healthy food with no toxins;
• Right to be a child;
• Right to a healthy sustainable environment;
• Right to life for future generations;
• Right to live in nonviolence and peace;
• Right to education for the whole person;
• Right to life education;
• Right to equal opportunities without discrimination;
• Right to employment opportunities based on merit;
• Right to freedom of thought and expression without harm;
• Right to participate fully in a democracy;
• Right to balanced and accurate education of rights, social skills and social issues;
• Right to balanced and accurate information from the Media;
• Right to live in a nonviolent society;
• Right to be exposed to nonviolent entertainment;
• Right to live in a sustainable society to ensure the future survival of the planet;
• Right to be treated as a citizen not a consumer;
• Right to treat the elderly as citizens and equal members of society;
• Right to treat the indigenous people with respect, dignity and acknowledgement of past injustice;
• Right to treat children as citizens and equal members of society;
• Right to live in an economic structure that balances work, home and leisure time fairly;
• Right to meaningful work;
• Right to fair and reasonable wages based on generally agreed fair wages;
• Right to happiness;
• Right to wellbeing;
• Right to independence from the economic system without financial burdens or restrictions;
• Right to live in a society respectful and adhering to standards of sustainability, equality and  freedom of expression;
• Right to reach our human potential without the need to be bonded to others for survival;
• Right to make honest mistakes without vilification;
• Right to not be tried by the Media;
• Right to the whole truth by authorities, organizations and individuals;
• Right to be treated fairly without knowing bias in all situations;
• Right to live without a culture of fear;
• Right to learn skills promoting self and social harmony;
• Right to be educated in human rights;
• Right to choose to not work without guilt;
• Right to live without abuse e.g. emotional, physical or other forms;
• Right to not contribute to illegal government activities e.g. wars, indefinite detention of innocent persons, abiding by illegal laws that undermine human rights;
• Right to conscientious objection in the tax systems, legal system and social system;
• Right to be honestly represented by a government and not sectional interests;
• Right to visible transactions of debits and credits of all persons in a society to ensure abolition of fraud and deviant behaviour;
• Right to voluntarily contribute to taxation (e.g. 10%) and for the contribution to be visible to the society;
• Right of innocence until proven otherwise;
• Right to access to the legal system equally;
• Right to an expanded justice system that has within it legal structures,  the focus of the system is justice not winning;
• Right to live in a fair society without social strata that values members on high incomes and gives disproportionate advantage and access through the influence of money or insecurity;
• Right to be valued as a human being not an economic unit;
• Right to live as a human being not a human doing;
• Right to not be dehumanized through judgement, prejudice, opinions or differences;
• Right to education that is global in orientation and not only reflecting western thought;
• Right to a society that accepts without prejudice all peaceful religions and spirituality;
• Right to express nonviolent opinions and dissent without legal censure;
• Right to live without exposure to advertising or commercial influence;
• Right to privacy;
• Right to active acknowledgement of consent or non consent;
• Right to non manipulative consent;
• Right to real democratic participation that is honest and inclusive of all persons;
• Right to live in community rather than subordinate to an economic system;
• Right to safe, healthy and fair working conditions;
• Right to restricted working hours and fair payment above minimum wages;
• Right to a social safety net above the poverty line without discrimination;
• Right to receive welfare without obligation;
• Right to a home and lifestyle of own choosing;
• Right to not be bullied or dominated by individuals or institutions;
• Right to not be influenced without my knowledge;
• Right to a free global commons that is not subject to ownership rights but collective responsibility;
• Right to free genetic materials that are not subject to ownership rights or manipulation but the natural bounty of the collective good.