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Human Security Concept

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The Concept of Human Security Human security, according to Tsai (2009) emphasized on individual’s rights and interests. Kofi Annan (2005) (cited in Tsai, 2009) also highlighted three pillars on the concept of human security which is freedom from want, freedom from fear and freedom to live in dignity. Ray and Jolly (2006), interpret human security as an analytical method focused on ensuring security for the individual rather than the state. A quote from US Secretary of State Report on a conference in San Francisco in 1945 explains an even more explicit definition of human security provided by two aspects which is safety from severe threats such as disease, hunger, repression and protection from sudden disruption (hurtful) in daily routine …show more content…

Factors related to violence against women in the society associated with male entitlement or ownership of women justified the reason why violence persists among male dominance society. Smith in Farah Ahmad et al (2004) added, men who abuse women are likely to hold patriarchal beliefs and that his beliefs will affect women’s own belief structure. The need to access violence against women from perspective of redefine security is important so that better solution can be introduced to curb this …show more content…

Papp (2010) justifies that cultures rooted from culturally approved codes around collective family honor and shame and equipped by kinship groups and the community. World Health Organization (2009) further argues that cultures have strong influence in shaping individual behavior and acts as motive for men to use violence. A man has a right to assert power over a woman and is socially superior, a man has a right to “correct” or discipline female behavior (World Health Organization, 2009: 7). The conclusion drawn from this literature so far is that according to authors such as Birukou, Oatey, Nath and Dutta have all come to agreement that violence against women appears to have correlation with cultural and traditional practices. Another association derived from this literature review highlights that cultural aspects and traditions are responsible on women degradation especially those lives in rural area who is still deeply attached to Hinduism teachings and

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