That's a hard pill to swallow

I believe it's quite hard to have universal human rights acceptable to all humans. I have to agree with the article, "The Challenge of Cultural Relativism" which states that different cultures have different moral codes - and everyone may lean towards his own native customs and the religion he or she was brought up in, to be the best. I do disagree that without exception people believe this, for the religion I was brought up in - I realized was not the best or befitting religious practive for me when I "became of age".

The Cultural Relativism theory can be used to open our minds, but I will be somewhat difficult to arrive at a standard code taking all the people of the world into consideration.

For example, I know in certain cultures female genital circumcision is right or okay. There is no theory in this world that can change my mind that this practive is not only wrong, but degrading, dangerous to women and should be abolished.

Some cultures may believe that the legalization of alcohol, cigarettes and other harmful habits/practices are wrong as well - where we think of it as a right.

I really don't know, but I do think a standard bill of rights is necessary - how to derive at one taking all the different cultures into consideration will be somewhat hard.