Deconstructing the concept of human rights in Africa
http://www.africaeconomicanalysis.org/articles/43/1/Deconstructing-the-concept-of-human-rights-in-Africa/Page1.html
By Kenneth Kaoma Mwenda
Published on 04/11/2008
While the promotion of human rights is important everywhere in the world, emphasis should also be given the concept of human responsibility. Kenneth Mwenda argues that in less individualistic societies, such as those in Africa and Asia, the promotion of social and individual responsibilities - for both the state and the individual - can help bring about a social order that may provide appropriate moral and ethical incentives necessary for social development.