Every man is equal before the law, and have individual freedoms.
Generally, the view of societies in various countries, said that the life of each person is invaluable, and that nobody has the right to take away the lives of others. For this life is enjoyed in its fullness, the individual must have autonomy, freedom and certain material conditions.
The freedom and autonomy mean fitness so that each person has their own thoughts, their actions did not interfere as long as the exercise of these actions in others.
The concept of living conditions relates to what people need to live in dignity in our society.
The conventions and covenants seek the protection of the right to life from beginning until it ends.
At present in genocide, the forced disappearance of persons, slavery, torture and ill-treatment. The genocide was defined by the UN as "those acts done with intent to destroy in whole or in part a national, ethnical, racial or religious group".
The enforced disappearance of persons usually a methodology used by governments that adscriben state terrorism.
The convention against slavery, defines slavery as "the exercise of the right attributes of ownership over people."
Torture and ill-treatment are different applications of violence with the aim of having information from the victim.
Today, there are various problems concerning the right to life, for example, genetic engineering, cloning, euthanasia, the death penalty or abortion. Cloning is a means of asexual reproduction which produces genetically identical individuals. The debate generated in the scientific field, regarding the implementation of such techniques to human impulse to international agencies to fix its position. The use of this mechanism confines reproductive was considered "ethically unacceptable and contrary to human integrity" by WHO.
The different positions compared to abortion or euthanasia is another example of the diversity of values that coexist in our world. The laws of our country rests on the Christian doctrine about life, which says that life extends from the moment of fertilization until death irreversible, whatever the living conditions of people.
Another topic of discussion is capital punishment, namely the death sentence an offender for a crime committed. Those in favor of it argue that this penalty would serve to deter those who are committing a felony, and the only serious punishment to the extent of the penalty committed.
Those who oppose the death penalty argue that ending the life of a person as being unworthy is judged as not worth the right to life and arrogate to itself the right to destroy it.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights argues that everyone is entitled to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, as well as its manifestation. Freedom of conscience is the right of everyone to not be compelled to profess particular religion. The freedom of religion implies the right of every citizen to exercise in ceremonial practices which manifests their religion.
Freedom of expression is the possibility of disseminating ideas, opinions and beliefs orally or in writing.
The right to information is concerned, on the one hand the informant, who has the right to express all kinds of expression, censorship and do so without explicit or implicit. Moreover, this law also protects those who receive the information, who should have access to all kinds of information.
The communication experts say there are problems with the right to information, and who argue that if the media are concentrated in few hands, was put at risk the person is unable to select the information they want.
Political rights
The rejections caused by the difference recial or cultural, stemming from the conviction of some people that there hierarchies geographical, cultural or racial. Some people put forward arguments related to the presence of another custom or adversely affects the lifestyle of the native population.
Scientists argue that there is no justification for believing that there is a hierarchy among people.
Racism and racial discrimination directly influence the various spheres of society. In some cases justify the political domination of one group over another or restrict certain rights.
In the economic sphere, it is claimed racial discrimination in order to maintain the manpower at low cost.
In the social sphere those discriminated against can receive unequal treatment with regard to housing, in obtaining certain social services and access to education, and also a ban on practicing some of their habits in order to destroy its cultural identity.
Xenophobia was compounded by the rejection and social and cultural differences. Some researchers argue that to justify discrimination against immigrants from underdeveloped countries resembles a new form of cultural racism, despite the explicit rejection discourse toward any kind of biological superiority by the dominant groups.
Other groups who are often discriminated against women, children, the elderly and disabled.
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, provides equal access to education, non-discrimination in employment, and security assurances work on marriage or motherhood. There is a sexual division of labor favored by the damage exerted on women, who favors its role as mothers and housewives.
Since the adoption of Human Rights, as regards the elderly has been, so to speak, reduced by issues related to social security and the protection of old age. There are no regulations that take into account their needs.
The convention of the rights of children adopted in 1989, defines a child as those under 18, and states that should be considered objects of law and receive specialized care while growing up in order to develop freely.
A fundamental principle in the villages is that of equality between the rouble, which requires the recognition of all rights of ethnic or cultural minority who inhabit a territory to use their language and to exercise their traditions without being absorbed by the great cultures.
