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The "human experience" can be defined as things that one feels and experiences not because of personal situations or circumstances, but because they are human (such as love, anger, happiness, joy, fear, desire, etc.) So even though people from all over the world come from different backgrounds, and are in different situations, one can deduce that the human experience, no matter whom or where someone is, the human experience is relatively the same. Human rights have a big influence on peoples’ living situations and circumstances. This can be seen when comparing countries where the people live in drastically different situations, but have relatively the same human experience, such as America Vs. China, India, Rwanda, and Cambodia﻿.)

For example the country of America is (in general,) said to have a good stance on human rights. While countries like China, India, Rwanda, and Cambodia are notorious for their violations of human rights. In America, citizens have rights such freedom of speech, freedom of the press freedom of assembly the right to petition, and the right to a speedy, public trial. These rights are defended by the constitution, and protected by the government.

On the other hand, in China citizens are not allowed to speak out against the government at all. In fact one man who did speak out against the Chinese government was sentenced to life in prison through an unfair trial.

In India an almost identical event occurred. A man pointed out gross human rights violations, including alleged rapes, murders, and more. However the state wanted to cover up the incidents this man exposed, and sentenced him to life in prison. Not only this, but in the country of Rwanda, the Tutsis are going suffering through a genocide right now, in which many citizens have died, while the government does little to defend the rights of these people.

Human rights issues are also evident in Cambodia, where sex trafficking is a major and growing human rights violation, causing many to become frustrated with the government for not defending the rights of its people.

However, regardless of circumstance, location, or human rights, citizens of all these countries still experience love, anger, happiness, joy, fear, desire, etc. These are things that all humans experience, and are thus part of the human experience. So while the citizens of these countries live in different situations, and face all sorts of diverse struggles, fundamentally, they have at least one thing in common: That being that the human experience is the relatively same for them all.