12-Mark Essay: Rights & Responsibilities

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This highlight shows an argument AGAINST losing rights (disagreeing with the statement).

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Class Overview: 7F/SEB

Overall Strengths

  • Good Engagement: Almost every student engaged with the question and attempted to provide an answer, which is a fantastic starting point for your first discursive essay.
  • Clear Opinions: The majority of students were able to state their own opinion, showing they understood the core conflict in the essay question.
  • Argument Formation: Many students successfully identified at least one reason to support their view, demonstrating the beginning of argument construction.

Overall Weaknesses

  • Lack of Balance: The most common area for improvement is considering both sides of the argument. Most answers focused only on why they agreed or disagreed, but not both.
  • Underdeveloped Points: Arguments were often presented as simple statements without further explanation or the use of examples to make them more powerful.
  • No Clear Conclusion: Many students ended their writing after their main point, missing the opportunity to write a conclusion that summarises their thoughts and gives a final, reasoned judgement.

Actionable Next Steps

  • Introduce Two-Sided Structures: Dedicate a lesson to the importance of "on the one hand / on the other hand" thinking. Provide sentence starters to help students build paragraphs for both the 'for' and 'against' sides.
  • Practice the 'P.E.E.' Method: Focus on developing arguments. Teach students to make a Point, provide an Example or Evidence, and then Explain how it proves their point. This will move them from simple to developed reasoning.
  • Model Conclusion Writing: Explicitly teach the purpose of a conclusion. Show students how to summarise their key arguments and make a final judgement, perhaps using the model answer as a template.

Model Answer

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'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Model Answer Breakdown

The question of whether people should lose their rights for failing to meet their responsibilities is a complex debate with valid arguments on both sides.

On the one hand, a strong argument can be made that certain rights should be removed as a consequence of irresponsible actions. This is because rights are often linked to the responsibility to act within the law and respect the rights of others. For example, if a person commits a serious crime like murder, they have failed in their responsibility to not harm others. As a result, their right to freedom is taken away and they are sent to prison. This is widely seen as a just punishment that protects society and upholds the idea that actions have consequences.

On the other hand, many believe that fundamental human rights should be inalienable, meaning they can never be taken away, regardless of a person's actions. This view is based on the principle that all humans have inherent worth. For instance, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that no one should be subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman punishment. This means that even the worst criminals retain the right to be treated humanely. Taking away all rights could lead to a society where punishments are brutal and do not allow for the possibility of a person changing or being rehabilitated.

In conclusion, while it is clear that some rights, like liberty, are justifiably removed when serious responsibilities are broken, I believe that fundamental human rights must always be protected. Punishments should fit the crime, but they should not strip a person of their basic human dignity. Therefore, a society should be judged on how it treats its worst offenders, and protecting their most basic rights is essential.

Candidate 79120

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

I partly agree because if they murder or comit a crime and the court lose their right to freedome and they will be cept in Jail/prison and they could los the right to live.
I disagree because if they just say to somone you look ugly they can't still have their rights but if they do somthing sirious it can remove some rights.
I disagree because if you loss all your right for example you call somone duan you wont lose all your righes.

Candidate 78906

6/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

If someone agreed to this statement, they would agree because when people do the wrong thing, why should they still have rights? The people who agreed to this is saying that we shouldn't reward them with rights and instead, discipline them. It can also be unfair to people who are doing the right thing and not causing any trouble. That's why lots of people say (or think) that people should lose their rights if they do not fulfill their responsibilities.
People who disagree to this statement is stating that everyone should have a second chance, even if they didn't fulfill their responsibilities. You also never know what someone is going through, and people who disagrees is also saying that you shouldn't blame people on the spot and take away their rights for not fulfilling their responsibilities/doing the right thing.
In my opinion, I disagree because even if someone doesn't do the right thing, they still deserve a chance to redeem themselves. When people do the wrong thing and try to do the right thing after, the world would be in a chaos, due to the lack of communication and not knowing that much on how to control rights. I think everyone deserves a chance and not be removed from their rights, only just for not fulfilling their responsibilities.

Candidate 10681

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

Some people might agree because some people don't want to get hurt but some people might disagree because we are all a human and we are all equal and free but if you hurt someone or torture someone you will get sent to Jail and in the UDHR Article 3 Noboty has any rights to make anyone hurt or torture anone and everyone has rights where ever they go even in Jail.
People should not lose their rights if they do not fulfil their responsibilities because a human has the same rights as another human and no one can lose or take away your rights.

Candidate 20178

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

Some people might disagree, because some rights might be hard for others to agree to like the copyrighting people now day's post video's or piturces made by other people but they never get caught by anyone. Same for the right of responsibility because lots of teenager to ader adults dont follow what they are told to do and still no body dops a thing. But on the other hand, some people might agree to this because some rights should be easy and the same for their responsibility like the right to public assembly bec people might thing its easy to talk to a group of crowd of people in or outside a room, same for workers right because they might think to get a job and to work hard at your job is reasy to do from some people. Overall I don't think that people should lose their right's because they don't fulfil one of their responsibilities.

Candidate 10679

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

People should lose their rights if they don't do the correct thing. Some people (may) heavily agree with this statement because when people see that statement they thought about when some people do criminal stuff that is illegal. If you dont do the correct thing then it ends up taking your rights since you've done the complete opposite of responsibility.
Where as some people dissagree because if they think hard about it, could be just a tiny mistake or just a mistake I like not listening to elders, not taking action when people are having a conflict and didnt tell anyone about it.
In conclusion I think that its wrong if you take someones rights over something that is fixable, unless theyve done a horrific action which led them to have no rights.

Candidate 68702

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

Some people agree because you got the chance of having rights and by being unresponsible you are wasting an opportunity that many people would want. It is like showing that you don't care about having any rights so they should be taken.
Some people disagree to this statement because eventhough you are not being responsible no one has the right to take your rights or tell you what to do. Whithout your rights you don't have the acess to shelter, food, water, clothes excetra So no one should be taken, especially by anyone.
In this case If many people are fighting over someone's rights the police should take control over it.

Candidate 20196

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

Some people agree on this statement because most people want listen to people other people that are saying the right thing while the other person is still talking and won't stop talking as they want to win as they are wrong.
Some people disagree with this statement because the person that is not doing the right things still has the right to speak as at some point they can prove the person that they are talking to wrong.
In my opinion, I think no one should be taking their rights because I think that everyone should still have rights for everything because they eventhough they are not doing their responsibilities right they still have right to change that.

Candidate 67820

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

Some People Lisagree with this Statement because Some People do not follow there Responsibilites or They Murder Someone or Someone is getting Abused And they still have There Right there should be taken away from them.
Some People disagree because even if People Abuse or don't follow There responsibilites They should still have the Right to Speak there mind if even there in the wrong cuz after all every human on this earth should have there human Right no matter the sutuyastion.
Personally what I think is everyone should get equal Right No matter The Skin Colour the Race where there from or the Sexually weather there Gay or not.

Candidate 67281

2/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I think this is true Somebody who agrees with this said, This is true because if someone has rights and they don't use it responsibly you can take all there rights away.
But, someone who said they disagree because said Even if they dont fulfill their responsibilitys, doesn't mean you take away they human rights. All in all, I believe that it is False.

Candidate 10681

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

Transcribed Answer

Yes, some people agree because it might be someone they know that has done the wrong thing and are not taking responsibilities serious. Or it might be that it is a criminal and should be sent to jail and lose their rights because of error that they commite.
Some people disagree because they don't want others to lose their rights because they know that it is hard without rights and you suffer a lot or it might be because they are in the same suituation and they how it is without right.
I think I disagree with this quote because every single human should have rights because if they didn't have right we would of being killed a long time ago. One of the important rights for me is the right to live. Some people would not like there babies and ask the doctors to kill them because the don't want them.
I my opinion I would follow my responsibilities, rights and do the right thing.

Candidate 89671

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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Some people agree with this statement because we are all citizens and we all have things we are meant to do. For example, provid food for your children. We must do that as children need to eat. They not do not know that how to make food nor provid what they need as a child. Although some people disagree with this statement because not everyone does what there suposed to do. but that does not mean they should lose there rights. For example taking out the trash is a responsibility but if you don't do it does not make you lose your rights. Nobody has the rights to take away your rights. Overall my opinion in this statement is I disagree as you can't loose your rights from a responsibility abut I understand why people will agree with this statement.

Candidate 16079

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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She agrees because people that cause trouble and that creates bad things in there lifes shouldn't deserve to have rights. Also, if they have go to prison and they have it on there record they should'nt be allowed. Furthermore, people that have commited a murder they still shouldn't be allowed to have their important rights. She would say human rights should only be given to the people who were soliders that made a good impact to the enviornment. Also, human rights should be given to people who survived in country full of poverty and war.
He disagrees because it shouldn't matter wherever if the commit a murder or a crime they should still have to keep there rights. They still have the right to have no rasicm. They still have the right to live there life. They should still have those because rights because its still important to them. People may say that human rights should be given to people that has lots of poverty and war in there contry. But still everyone in the world has that right to have human rights. However, in my opinion I think disagree with the statement because if those murderes and the people that make crimes will continue doing all of that bad things that there do. They won't think its fair so they might start a civil war against people and start fighting and they might even start a protest that people might get hurt.

Candidate 98160

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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On one hand, some people may agree due to the fact if someone does not fulfil their responibilities it may harm or remove someone elses rights which is not fair.
On the other hand, others may disagree since no matter what we should all be treated fairly meaping, is have human rights. I belive we should always have our human rights but some of them should be taken away if neccesary, for things such as stealing, not all of somones human rights should ever be taken away.

Candidate 61729

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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Some people will agree because what is the paint of having right if some people wont follow the rules but they have to and if they are just rapidly doing it on and on and on and still keep there rights the are just not getting the proper punishment they deserve.
Some people will dissagree. because although they are not following the rull's they still deserves rights, as this world should be fair and equal and enryone should be treated the same for as long as they live.
I both agree and dissagree, I agree because they are abusing the pawer of there rights to do crime and thats not right but I dissagree because no one should ever lose there human rigths because there human.

Candidate 91687

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I agree because that people violate that violate their responsibilities should have their rights taken away. Because if this happens, for example they don't do the right thing or just don't follow the law, they should have their rights taken away. A scenario of this is like not showing up to your work or a being very dissrespectful to a person. Other people shouldn't feel upset or angry just because of a person not doing the right thing so I agree.
I disagree of this because just because someone didn't do the right the other, doesn't mean they should have their rights taken away. People do the wrong thing sometimes, sometimes they don't even mean it. They could just trying to express their stress or anger at someone so they know how they are feeling. For example, someone might be getting bullied and the bulls also might be getting hurt mentally or physically. Maybe even both. So this shows that even should have a second chance so I disagree.
I actually disagree because everyone deserves a second chance at something even if the thing was very bad. Some people are going through things that other people so thats why I disagree.

Candidate 91260

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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My point of this discussion is about that they actually shouldn't loose their human right as it is given to you at the time you were a baby plus it will be embarrasing to loose your wrights and you would feel emotional. Human rights are essential to humans such as no slavery, right to edudcation plus right to freedom. As we all know using your rights irresponsibly can lead to getting in trouble. My evidence of this is that at the start there was no rights and people had to stay in the right groups.
In my opinion I disagree, just because you did a very serious crine your right should be everywhee. you go just like some one can't just come up to you and take away your right if they hurt you its better to call police to get help. Lastly, losing rights is a bad thing as if they did people would be allowed to do what they want like make you a slave.

Candidate 90726

2/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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In some people opnion they agree beacause if you don't fullfill your responsibilities how do we know that you can help people with theres. Like your childrens responsibilte, your grant parents, your parent your pet and your self. Having responsibilletes are important not just for you but for other people. Say this yeah you go to priso like 5 or time on the finally final time you go there like when I come out I wanna to have a Job an stay out of trouble when you finally come out you have a Job intervew they said because you have a criminal recod we can't give you this job.
But also some people disagree because some responsibilites can wait not all the time.
In my opinion

Candidate 18796

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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Some people may agree beacause if peoply could just use their rights in a bad way and walk away free, so there needs to be consequences for people who try and abuse their rights to get away with outrageous things. However some people may disagre, beacause they can't fulfill their cresponsibilities beacause they dont have enough resources or they just straight up cant beacause they arent in a great position, and just had to sacrifice of their cresponsibilities. Beut in my opinion I agree beacause people need consequences. They cant be going out and about doing whatever they want. People need to learn that actions mayk consequences, nothing gives them the right to freely abuse their no matter how wealthy or powerfull. however I can recognise peoples thoughts when they say the dissagree.

Candidate 20817

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I think people should have their right because people can have their education to learn, have a job and go to school for the children. If children don't have the right to have education to learn and go school if they don't they don't have any education they might don't know how to read and write if they do not have education. If parent don't have the education to have a job, they won't have money to buy stuff that they need for their child and themselv. If the parent don't have the education for a job they might starve to death because they need money to buy stuff that they really need like food, water, books, education and clothes. Books and education are kinda the same because when you have education you can read a book and write. So that why I think books and education are the same. School is for education so everyone can have their own education or they all have education. Yes, I mean the world have the right to have education to read, and write and learn in school. I agree with the statement because people need to be responsible for themselv and others.

Candidate 86671

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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An aggument for is Some people will aggree with this because if they had done something wrong they did not use their rights pesponsibly. They might of for example harrased someone and they or tramatized somebody they missused there rights and therefore they should lose their top rights and should go to jail.
An argument agains this would look like, I disagree because if somebody were to losse all their human right for doing one incorrectly it dosen't they should lose all of their rights. Although it was wrong what he/she did they made a mistake. Therefore they shouldn't lose their human rights.
I personaly belive that they should'nt lose there all their righs but depending on how bad the crime was they should lose the right of what they used imporperly. They should have there punishment but depending on how bad it was they shouldn't lose their rights. Therefore I'm neither agree or disagree.

Candidate 62017

6/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I argree I agree with this statement because people who offend others & hurt others deserve to (temporarily) lose their rights for their wrong doings. But then again, the reason why I say it should be temporary is because we are all human at the end of the day.
I disagree with this statement as you don't need to lose EVERY right but just a few such as the right of to freedom (Solitary Confinement), the right to freedom of speech & etc. And we already have some examples of humans these calmer suggestions like in prison, you still get food and water but the quality of the food & water is poorer & if we took away every right, the person wouldn't last without those rights so I think it's fair if we take away some rights, not all of them.

Candidate 19670

7/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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This is a debate on whether people should lose their rights, if they do not fufill their responsibilities. Some people strongly agree with this statement and here are some points for the argument.
People are irrisponsible if they do not fufill what they need to as if they can't even keep track of their own responsibilities, how should be trusted with rights they may abuse. People should prove they can be trusted before having rights.
On the other hand, people are entitled to rights that people in the past went through tragedies to give them. If only some people get rights, all of the heroes who stood up and fought for equality would have died for no reason. Everyone deserves a second chance and shouldn't be judged based on their past. If eveyone was judged based on their mistakes, the world would instantly fall into chaos and unfairness.
To conclude this argument, based on witnesess and statistics, the people who agree with this statement are mostly stubborn people or predujudiced people. However, the people who mostly agree with against are more forgiving, understanding and also some people who went through this themselfs.

Candidate 28169

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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In my oppinion I think Some people would agree that we need human rights because no one is disserent and we are all humans. In addition, people also think that equality is nessesary and we are not gree until all of us are gree.
On the other hand, people might dissagree because some people has done very bad things in the world and they don't desrve human rights. Adding on to that, some people might think others don't deserve rights because they are disserent race, suith, gender, and sexuality than them.
In my oppinion I believe that everyone deserves to have human rights not just because we are all humans, because we should have rights no matter the cause and we are all eaqual.

Candidate 68201

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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In my opinion Some people will agree with this because if you for example comite a super bad crime and go to jail they are not being very responsible and will lose their rights for also not respect other's rights if they do they dont do the right thing. Some may disagree because for example if you do a crime but it is not that bad people should not lose their rights from that as although they did wrong they should not be automaticly taken from them.
In my opinion it depends on how bad of a crime you comited because for example if you comited murder your rights should be taken as you have taken somebody elses. But if you were to steal from a shop for example even though its not the right thing to do it should not mean that your human rights and needs should be taken away from you.

Candidate 21099

5/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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Most people would agree to this because if you do not use their human rights responsibly they should not have it at all. It does not matter if your rich, poor, royalty or a primeminister you should never tak your human rights for granted.
Although, others may disagree as if this rule becomes reality people might loose all of their rights goo for very little things like shoplifting, jaywalking (ect) and the whole country/world would be chaotic.
In conclusion, I strongly agree with this statement because you can't commit a crime and then have the same rights as others. You have to face the conciquences of your actions that you chose to do. However, I think if you don't do something horribe you should atleast have like 5 human rights.

Candidate 86192

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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This statement might have many people agreeing with it as if someone uses a right incorrectly to possibly harm someone or use it for the wrong reason. I can understad many people might think that this person may have their right taken away from them. However people may dissagree with this statement as it is not fair for someone not to have a right even though they did the wrong thing for example if they had the right food and shelter taken away from them they would not be able to carry on with daily life and if you were that person you would not feel nice. Now I personly dissagre with this statement as it is unfair and cruel as Human Right number 30 suggests: No one can take away your human rights therefore I disagree with this statement.

Candidate 97816

8/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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Human rights are things put in place to protect people and make a safe environment. They give us accses to free education, healthy food etc. Human rights are the basic things everybody should have accses to.
Some people may might aggre with this statement because they say human rights protect people and when someone does wrong, they belive that they do not deserve it for the damage they have done. The extent for which people aggre varies as very important rights, no torture, no slavery and food and water may be too harsh of a punishment. Some people belgive they should be stripped of their rights totally.
Others belive that this statement is dystopion and harsh for anyone to go through. They belive that people who have done wrong should not be stripped of their rights. They belive that this punishment is tyranical and that only rights like the right to freedom should be taken away. They belive that criminals are humans and need to live a life that is standard at lecest, even the worst of people to some extent.
Overall, I belive that only some rights should be taken away and the people still be punnished but less harshly. Mostly, I dissagre with this statement but only slightly aggre.

Candidate 76829

3/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I agree because if someone does not do their responsibilities they can get their rights taken because it shows they are not able to follow simple instructions or follow easy tasks they have been told to do or been set. They would also deserve it as it is not hard to get on with your life so they will have no respect for others so others will disrespect.
I also disagree since I think is one person loses there rights that they will face a lot of discrimination like skin color, appearance and countrys they come from.
I dont think anyone should get their rights taken away from them even if they are guilty of something bad.

Candidate 60927

2/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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In my opinion, I agree with this statement. I agree because is
In my opinion, I disagree with this statement because everyone in the world has the same human rights. For example, when a baby is born, the baby imediatily gets human rights. However, some people may agree because they don't like something specific about a person so they do anything to get rid of them away from them. For example, a black person moves in next to a racist person, and the racist person discriminated the black person and the black person never came back. Theregore, this is my overal belig of this statement.

Candidate 81967

4/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I disagree with this statement.
Some people will agree with statement because some people dont understand mistakes and it also depends that single activity and how it might of impacted someone. If you stol something it wont impact someone as much as killing someone. On the other hand, some people might disagree with that statement due to the fact they know everyone makes mistakes and people learn from mistakes. In conclusion, my final opionion is that I disagree with that particular statement.

Candidate 72891

1/12

'People should lose their rights, if they do not fulfil their responsibilities (If they do not do the right thing)'

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I agree with this feedback on the Human Rights because many people never use their Human Rights responsibly for what they're meant to be use for.
Some people disagrel with people lose they te human rights think everone should have.