There are many divisions made amongst humans around the world. We fight pushing and pullingat each other. We discriminate against people based on their gender, race, or ethnicity. We constantly tell people what they can and cannot believe in; all of these different factors come from social construct in the many societies around the world. Being able to believe in something and express it is a human right. In America, citizens of the United States are protected by the first amendment which gives us the freedom of speech, religion, assembly, etc. in China currently; civilians are not able to express what they believe in or their faith. This is a violation against their own law they passed in 1948, which states: “Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, alone or in community with others, and, in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance.” However, each and every day more and more civilians are starting to fight the government because the government is becoming intolerant to most religions such as Judaism and Christianity. This is actually ironic due to the fact that most of the government that is becoming religiously intolerant, were once the very people who voted in the law passed in 1948 through the United Nations expressing beliefs. China’s government continues to persecute people for participating in religious activities they cannot control or expressing religious ideas they do not like. This religious intolerance or disapproval of the expression of beliefs also applies to the Buddhists and Muslims living in China as well. China government imprisons, tortures and denies legal licenses to human rights defenders who accept their cases, they are not content with just persecuting the faithful. A third example of the torture China’s government is taking place in is Burma. Regardless of Burma’s transition to civilian rule, its democratic reforms are being threatened by ethnic violence. The government in Burma continues to imprison Buddhist monks and fails to protect non-Buddhist minorities, from Chin Christians to Rohingya Muslims. One of the world’s most persecuted groups, the Rohingya have recently gone through arrests, rapes and mass displacements by mobs and security forces, leaving more than 700 dead and 80,000 homeless. As you can see, having a right as a human is a big deal. Being able to believe in something affects many people’s lives and this right should not be taken away from them especially if it was a legal law developed by the leaders of the people themselves.
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