are there circumstances where human rights may be curtailed?

Human rights refer to the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.
I beg to differ with Grace’s views. Although we only have one source of newspaper, we can still gain access to different news medium in the form of the internet and magazines like Newsweek and Time. Our human rights are not totally curtailed but our excess to the most mainstream news are slightly controlled for the good for the nation as a whole. Our nation’s stability and progress has shown that it is the right thing to do. By allowing total freedom of expression, it may result in more bane than boon! Also, there exists opposing voices in the parliament, that of opposing parties and thus, I feel that the people’s voice is and will be heard by our policymakers. Thus in this case, our freedom of expression is being curtailed but it is beneficial to us.

According to article 3 of the universal declaration of Human Rights, all are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. However in Singapore, women are spared the pain of caning when found guilty of charges deserving of the corporal punishment. In this case, women are protected. Thus, human rights may be curtailed for the betterment of us. Thus, we should not resent.