Globalization Forces Human Rights

Most countries of the world at one point or another have had a run in with human rights violations. Given that knowledge and wisdom were not up to par as they are today, the cruelty is hard to part from ones mind. With America it was slavery, Germany both of the the World Wars, corrupt gender rights in Islamic dominated nations, and religious persecution in the far east. But with the emergence of globaliztion on a rapid and broad level, countries that still violate human rights are being brought forth and being placed chopping block. In Europe we see the situation with Turkey and its hopeful admission to the EU. Since there has been a history of poor treatment toward women and religions that are not Islam, Turkeys admission into the EU was denied. This is very detrimental to Turkeys economy. In order for Turkey to compete it has to meet someone else's standards (which may or may not be more fair) in order to survive. This is an example of globalization at its finest. In essence what this example proved was countries can't get away with poor human rights anymore if they want to succeed. This is what is happening in China. China has had a poor history of religious, free speech, and gender violations (in the eyes of the west). With globalization occurring so rapidly China has to change, the leaders of the country acknowledge this and are doing something about it. In recent years, penalties for practicing a religion that is not controlled by the state, have dwindled and became less severe. People of the world are becoming more aware of their neighbors and their very different beliefs. The time of bigotry and hate in all aspects is coming to a close, because the people that hold the power in this world are beginning to use it for better and more "moral" reasons.