Ngo s Views On Human Rights - 1889 Words

â€Å"NGO’s are generally private, voluntary organizations whose members are individuals or associations that come together to achieve a common purpose.†(Mingst 233) NGO’s are incredibly diverse. Some are local while others are national and transnational. NGO’s (Non-state actors) have played a huge role in enhancing human rights. They may not have the same power and resources as the state but they do influence a lot. Culture has often been used as a blanket to reject new laws and new ideas, thus making advances and change nearly impossible. Thanks to many NGO’s and social movements there has been some change around the world. They can also been seen as tools, available to all worldwide. They have played an extremely important role in†¦show more content†¦Because of the use of technology, NGO’s have the opportunity to make more of an impact. Thanks to the Internet such as face-book or twitter, NGOs are able to broadcast their thoughts and criticism worldwide and gain more supporters towards their cause. It is a way of putting the violators to shame until they recognize their problems and have no other choice but to fix them. This includes public awareness campaigns. They try to engage others so that the advancement of Human Rights is ensured. For example, Invisible children are an NGO who made the famous KONY2012 video about human rights abuses in Uganda. It gained millions of supporters attracting 80 million views. It made the public aware of the corrupt human rights violations occurring in Uganda, thus achieving their purpose. (Mingst 363) Public events such as marches and demonstrations are also apart of public media. Many NGO’s have advocated publicly and have also presented messages in ways that many can understand. Messages are made to suit local communities at times. According to a well-known anthropology professor from NYU, Sally Merry states that NGO’s such as Fiji trained Fijians to carry out street performances about domestic violence. Also the United States battered women’s movement has spent most of its time working on messages in music, film and media making the public aware of women’s rights violations/problems. (Merry 159) Many NGO’s participate in this process. NGO’s such as Friends