Amazing Facts in Brazil
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Human rights by definition should,
well, be applied to all humans. In practice, however, they are
distributed unevenly and sometimes even regarded as something “deserved”
only by some. In a series of interviews with residents of Rio de
Janeiro’s favelas and gated communities on the subject of basic services
that should be guaranteed as human rights—such as education,
healthcare, sanitation, and a fair justice system—some interviewees
described a social contract in which contributing to society is expected
or even required in order to “earn” rights to basic services. This is
counter, of course, to the very concept as guaranteed by the UN
Declaration of Human Rights or, in this case more directly by the
Brazilian constitution itself.
Citizenship, often thought of simply as anyone holding citizenship to a nation, is actually an ambiguous construct. Anthropologist James Holston refers to a concept of “differentiated citizenship:” although citizenship supposedly brings equal rights to all, in practice it reflects historical inequalities.
Citizenship, often thought of simply as anyone holding citizenship to a nation, is actually an ambiguous construct. Anthropologist James Holston refers to a concept of “differentiated citizenship:” although citizenship supposedly brings equal rights to all, in practice it reflects historical inequalities.
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