Wendy Brown
I am not quite sure as to what evidence Brown provided that supported her claim human rights activism. I notice that she used Ignatieff to explain human rights. She uses Michael Ignatieff to support her philosophy on human rights. She insisted that human rights are anti-politics. Human rights focused on pain and suffering rather than the political understanding of justice. Ignatieff claims that we must accept the suffering and fight through it. But later he realizes that he cannot limit his brief of human rights as suffering (454).
Ignatieff has three claims on human rights. The first is that human rights help people help themselves. The second is that in order to feel socially and economically secured civil and political freedom is required. And the last claim is the right to language and shared vocabulary so conflict and arguments can begin. These claims concerns the ontological, historical, and political logic of human rights. He also argues that when individuals have empowerment then they are able to protect themselves form injustice and decides what they want to live and die for
The last two claims mentioned by Ignatieff coincide with one another. Without the freedom to speak it will be hard for people to have social and economic security. If we want to feel secure in anything we must speak out and be heard.
