The Universality of Human Rights in Question

The concept of universality is at the core of human rights as defined in the 1948 UN Declaration. Nevertheless, beyond the period of international upheavals, these human rights were progressively twisted or violated by several Western countries. & this trend began from the 1970s. Then, the 1980s & the 1990s showed a certain level of confusion in their implementation, more or less voluntarily. A political & geopolitical approach, complementing the juridical approach & illustrated by many key examples, is necessary in order to put the current situation in perspective, which in turn is deeply worrying for the future. Adapted from the source document.