Rights of one, Rights of many.

Human rights, what are human rights? Human rights are norms or principles that belong to every individual regardless of different factors. Rights that benefit everyone and must never be formed based on prejudice. In the Philippines, specifically during Duterte's term, such rights have not been given deference by its administration. It was mainly due to Duterte's "War on drugs." The "War on drugs" significantly affected the Filipino people, and the country itself greatly struggled and attracted unwanted criticisms due to the deaths that were its effects. Such deaths are classified as Extrajudicial killings since their deaths did not go through any legal proceedings. We must aim to reform and fight for these things because the rights of one must also be the rights of the many.

 

In our everyday lives, we can see many people being deprived of their rights, some people we know, and some we do not. A simple analysis such as this would help us understand that despite the rights being absolute, not everyone seems to think of them as such. However, before we act on the deprivation of rights that other people or we experience, we first must understand what our rights are and what is the scope of such rights. To be specific, we first must investigate or study what are our rights and their descriptions. After all, as they say, knowledge is power, and knowing more will enable us to do more. After acquiring enough knowledge about such matters, we can then act upon it.

 

First, we must reflect upon ourselves. Are there instances in our everyday lives wherein our rights are being deprived? If yes, then it is good we were able to reflect upon them and recognize such things to enable us to help others easier. As they say, to help others better, we must first help ourselves. Afterward, we can then proceed to help other individuals with human rights problems in many different ways.

 

Nevertheless, the easiest and most convenient way of helping others these days is through awareness, which would be through social media platforms. By posting infographics, short videos, or even short descriptions about rights, people's minds would then be reminded of what our rights are and what we should and should not tolerate. Their minds would engage in thoughts such as why some people are deprived of some rights while others do not experience such a thing at all. Can we honestly say that the rights of one are the rights of many? Or perhaps should we strive again for such a thing? A world wherein the rights of one are genuinely the rights of many.