Any Form Of Violence Towards Another Human Being Is Unacceptable Analysis
2. Any form of violence towards another human being is unacceptable. Do you agree?
Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development, or deprivation". The types of violence include physical violence, which occurs when someone uses a part of their body or an object to control a person’s actions; sexual violence, when a person is forced to unwillingly take part in sexual activity. Violence is a violation of basic human rights and perpetuates abuse and death. Human rights are rights inherent …show more content…
Worldwide, up to 50% of sexual assaults are committed against girls under the age of 16. Due to warped gender norms and over-sexualisation of women, females are seen and treated as objects of pleasure to men who seek power and domination. Rape culture is so widespread from superpower nation America, to third world countries such as Afghanistan, that we presume that sexual violence against women is not only a fact of life, but is as inevitable as death or taxes (Professor Diane Herman). American girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 are exceptionally vulnerable as preys to rapers. They experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence, at a rate almost triple the national average. Such acts could contribute to psychological stress and serious mental health problems like depression which could potentially lead to suicide. For victims, they find it almost impossible to forget the traumatic experience, often described as “feeling like being imprisoned in my own …show more content…
It can also threaten social and political stability within a country, resulting in severe widespread upheaval, discord and tension. Singapore has been labeled as the nation with possibly the highest execution rate in the world relative to her population: 400 prisoners hanged in a population of just over 4 million. She has also been criticized for her indifference towards calls by NGOs like Amnesty International and Think Centre to remove the death penalty. Crimes with mandatory death penalty include murder, terrorism-related offenses resulting in death, drug trafficking not resulting in death, mutiny in the face of the enemy, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide as well as piracy endangering life. The Singapore government has defended it’s stance on several occasions by stating that the death penalty is not an issue of human rights but a matter of effective deterrence to safeguard the community and instill fear in potential offenders especially terrorists since the 9-11 incident. However, there are controversies surrounding the death penalty act as foreign nationals who are guilty of flouting the law are executed as well, which is deemed to be unfair since these foreigners may not be familiar with the law of the nation. Out of 174 executions recorded by Amnesty International press reports between 1993 to 2003, the number of foreign
Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, mal-development, or deprivation". The types of violence include physical violence, which occurs when someone uses a part of their body or an object to control a person’s actions; sexual violence, when a person is forced to unwillingly take part in sexual activity. Violence is a violation of basic human rights and perpetuates abuse and death. Human rights are rights inherent …show more content…
Worldwide, up to 50% of sexual assaults are committed against girls under the age of 16. Due to warped gender norms and over-sexualisation of women, females are seen and treated as objects of pleasure to men who seek power and domination. Rape culture is so widespread from superpower nation America, to third world countries such as Afghanistan, that we presume that sexual violence against women is not only a fact of life, but is as inevitable as death or taxes (Professor Diane Herman). American girls and young women between the ages of 16 and 24 are exceptionally vulnerable as preys to rapers. They experience the highest rate of intimate partner violence, at a rate almost triple the national average. Such acts could contribute to psychological stress and serious mental health problems like depression which could potentially lead to suicide. For victims, they find it almost impossible to forget the traumatic experience, often described as “feeling like being imprisoned in my own …show more content…
It can also threaten social and political stability within a country, resulting in severe widespread upheaval, discord and tension. Singapore has been labeled as the nation with possibly the highest execution rate in the world relative to her population: 400 prisoners hanged in a population of just over 4 million. She has also been criticized for her indifference towards calls by NGOs like Amnesty International and Think Centre to remove the death penalty. Crimes with mandatory death penalty include murder, terrorism-related offenses resulting in death, drug trafficking not resulting in death, mutiny in the face of the enemy, war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide as well as piracy endangering life. The Singapore government has defended it’s stance on several occasions by stating that the death penalty is not an issue of human rights but a matter of effective deterrence to safeguard the community and instill fear in potential offenders especially terrorists since the 9-11 incident. However, there are controversies surrounding the death penalty act as foreign nationals who are guilty of flouting the law are executed as well, which is deemed to be unfair since these foreigners may not be familiar with the law of the nation. Out of 174 executions recorded by Amnesty International press reports between 1993 to 2003, the number of foreign