Problem
Misinformation concerning infringement of human rights
Other Names:
False declarations of ill-treatmentFalse evidence of torture
Politically-motivated exaggeration of human rights infractions
False allegations of human rights violations
Nature:
It is in the interest of individuals and groups seeking political advantage to arouse public interest, international media attention, and especially the concern of those monitoring human rights abuses, by falsifying or exaggerating claims of infringement of human rights. Under the social conditions in which such claims are made it is difficult to determine what really occurred given the effort of those so motivated to make such claims and the effort of the authorities to deny their validity, whether or not they are true. Incidence:
Governments represented in the United Nations Commission on Human Rights regularly make statements indicating that the evidence produced for human rights infringements is false or simply an exaggeration of minor incidents. Broader Problems:
False evidenceBiased allegations against governmentsConnivance of authorities in human rights abuses Related Problems:
Endorsement of false government claims Aggravates:
Incitement to violenceImpunity of violators of human rightsBias in United Nations response to human rights Strategies:
Monitoring human rights violationsEducating about human rightsProtecting human rightsDocumenting tortureProviding false evidenceExposing violation of civil rightsMonitoring civil rightsDiscrediting allegations of rights violationsExaggeratingExaggerating human rights infractionsBeing fallaciousFalsely declaring ill-treatmentUncovering false declarations of ill-treatmentDeclaring substantiated ill-treatmentInforming about infringement of human rightsClaiming ill-treatmentInforming about human rights issuesExposing violations of human rights Subject(s):
Information → Information Societal Problems → Crime
Societal Problems → Maltreatment
Government → Political
Law → Legality
Law → Agreements
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
15.02.1999 – 00:00 CET