This position holds that the West still values human rights, even though Western and non-Western countries understand them differently. It argues that human rights express particular Western norms, and that different countries set different goals — so divergence is not the same as abandonment.
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- Human rights are expressive of Western normsHuman rights are meant to protect individual dignity, but every culture has a different definition of this principle. We often perceive the Western definition of human rights as universal, ignoring cultural differences. This idea could destroy cultural values in an effort to "westernize" belief systems.
- Countries set different goals for human rightsFor non-developed nations, human rights would slow down the pace of rapid economic development.