United Nation: UN report on privatization and human rights issues and The criminal justice system

A report has been issued by the United Nations on the effect of recent privatization on human rights. The report said that the widespread privatization of public goods in different areas of the world is ending the human rights system and the people living in poverty are taking on more marginalization.

United Nations Special Representative Philip Elston presented his report in the United Nations General Assembly It was chiefly said that privatization is a process through which the private sector is traditionally responsible for activities undertaken by the government, quickly or completely, in which many measures are taken to ensure the acquisition of human rights. Are there.

Privatization and human rights

Privatization is based on beliefs that are fundamentally different from those who respect human rights such as dignity and equality.

The paramount purpose of privatization is the benefit and there is no place in it like ideas of equality and non-discrimination.

The report said that privatization is rarely beneficial for human rights.

People with low income are being negatively affected by privatization in various ways.

The criminal justice system has been privatized, so many different charges and penalties are imposed on the poor.
As a result of the privatization of social security, poor people are often subjected to a new and financially vulnerable public sector.

People of economically weaker sections are unable to pay various charges, so they can not use many services like water, sanitation, electricity, roads, transport, education, health care, social and financial services.