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Why Human Rights Are Universal
“Human rights are a Western idea that does not fit our culture.” This claim is often made by those in power. Here is why it is wrong — and who it really protects.
Human dignity, equal rights, gender apartheid and the freedoms every person is owed.

“Human rights are a Western idea that does not fit our culture.” This claim is often made by those in power. Here is why it is wrong — and who it really protects.

Is there a right to offend? Where should free speech end? A look at the harm principle, the difference between offence and incitement, and why blasphemy laws protect power, not people.

Since 2021, Afghan women and girls have been removed step by step from schools, universities, workplaces and public life. Why so many now call it gender apartheid — and why the world must not look away.

Before we can speak, worship or vote freely, we must first be free to think. Why freedom of thought, conscience and belief is the foundation on which other human rights depend.