AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSE IS IMPORTANT
The year 2021 is running out very first given that we look forward to the last month, December. But just before we conclude the year, allow me share a thought or two. Through work and lived experiences, I notice that the more I talk about human rights, the more I discover that this is a discussion that is very important and might never end because on many occasions, when I meet people with whom I haven't interacted before and take a moment to ask whether they know their rights?" the responses many a times take us to the starting point on a scale of ten. Let's settle this by stating that there are many definitions of the concept or term "human rights" but we may agree that human rights are natural entitlements that accrue or belong to all of us or everyone by virtue or reason of being human. My strict interpretation is that rights belong to the living being. The moment one dies, their rights cease. Please get me well here. The dead have no rights, they have ...