Everyone is entitled to human rights without discrimination of any kind. The non-discrimination principle is a fundamental rule of international law. Non-discrimination protects individuals and groups against the denial and violation of their human rights. To deny human rights on the grounds of cultural distinction is discriminatory. Human rights are intended for everyone, in every culture.
Human rights are the birthright of every person.
If a State dismisses universal human rights on the basis of cultural relativism, then rights would be denied to the persons living under that State's authority. The denial or abuse of human rights is wrong, regardless of the violator's culture. Human Rights, Cultural Integrity and Diversity Universal human rights do not impose one cultural standard, rather one legal standard of minimum protection necessary for human dignity. As a legal standard adopted through the United Nations, universal human rights represent the hard-won consensus of the international community, not the cultural imperialism of any particular region or set of traditions. Like most areas of international law, universal human rights are a modern achievement, new to all cultures.