The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states in the preamble: recognition of the intrinsic dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world . Human rights are the protection of the dignity, values ​​and freedoms an individual is born with. There are many states today that violate the fundamental fundamental rights of their citizens. States that violate the human rights of their citizens can pose a potential threat to many more people. This is why these issues need to be addressed. One proposed solution is to introduce a new system of government; democracy. Human rights developments can be traced by reference to the Magna Carta, the American Bill of Rights, and the French Revolution. The Magna Carta (1215) did little to allow the common man to vote, but it did secure rights for noble landowners in England. Both the American Bill of Rights (ratified in 1791) and the French Revolution (1789) developed the rights of their nations' citizens, as individuals. These developments focused on the rights of an individual member of society rather than society as a whole. All these important events came together to culminate in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is often debated whether or not it was developed by Western philosophy; making it a Western ideal. Making human rights a universal concept is a disguise for cultural imperialism. Cultural imperialism is the act of supporting a more powerful culture over a less well-known or desirable culture. The most powerful culture usually belongs to a large, economically or militarily powerful nation, while the less well-known or... in the center of the card... Atlas of Human Rights Risks. This Atlas examines human rights risk trends with 31 different violations in 197 countries. The scale used: 0 - 25 is extreme risk, >25 - 50 is high risk, >50 - 75 is medium risk and >75 - 100 is low risk. The Atlas revealed a 70% increase in “extreme risk” countries since 2008, from 20 to 34 (2013). Factors leading to this increase were oppression of free speech, lack of workers' rights, and competition between local communities and industrial enterprise users for land and water. There is a correlation between violent crackdowns by security forces and increased risks to human security. In countries where these crackdowns have become more frequent, their scores for freedom of opinion and expression have also worsened. Governments that strive to control and repress their citizens end up facing even more problems of rebellion.