In today's world, the issue of human rights has become increasingly important both in national and the international political agenda. Human rights violations by the states and governments are considered as a daily routine On the other hand, human rights are now subject to international intervention and also a medium for evaluating other societies. In such a context, human rights should thoroughly be discussed in the theoretical arena. Thus, it is necessary that the concept of human rights, which emerged in Western world, be discussed and reflected upon. The concept of “human rights” in a society emerges through the society's distinctive historical, social, economic and intellectual understanding of human. Copying that specific concept of human right for another society creates traumatic effects and eventually prepares a background for the formation of a schizophrenic society. The societies that are not shaped by their own values and do not live by their own distinctive concepts, loose their productivity and bring about poor bureaucratic governments. This is the essential problem for Non-Western world. It is necessary to understand the definition of human rights is constructed on the epistemological and ontological hierarchy belonging to the Enlightenment. Non-Western societies have to understand the context and its problems and also solve these problems by returning and using their own resources/legacies. For this aim, some practical and theoretical efforts should be gathered and supported mutually. Consequently, a new conception is needed as a base to develop this understanding. In this context, the International “New Perspectives on Human Rights” Symposium can be the base for this new conception.
International Symposium: New Perspectives on Human Rights
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