The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. It means everyone deserves to be treated equally and each individual is equal before the eye of law. Equality does not discriminate people on the basic of religion, language, sex, ability and cultural diversity.
Professor Harold Laski maintains that equality implies absence of privilege, availability of the equal opportunity, all having access to the social benefits without any restriction and absence of economic and social exploitation. The equality has various dimensions such as legal, political and social equality.
The state has an obligation to protect the civil liberty and freedom. The judiciary system would be meaningless if it differentiate the citizens. The majority and minority group of people should be treated equally according to the law and constitution of the country.
Political equality is granted to each citizen in a democratic country. They equally have the right to participate in the political process and criticize the government. The civilian enjoy freedom of expression which contributes toward the welfare of the society.
The concentration of power and wealth within the elite group can create a big gap between rich and poor. It's responsible in bringing hardship and misery to the people. In fact, Burmese dictator Than Shwe and his associates enjoy a luxury life while fellow citizens are miserable of poverty and hunger.
Burmese regime undermines the social equality and individual freedom. They exploited natural resources of the country. They used force labors and forcibly confiscated large areas of land in extracting gold, diamond, timber, natural gas and oil.
It is a mere dream for Burmese people to have equal social status in the society. It’s because the dominant group continues to create inequality where the dominated suffer terribly. These intensify political unrest and social problems in the country.
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