[A_Beer_Clinked]

>The ability to create privacy should be a point of pride as not everyone has that luxury. It should be a human right.

I agree; so does the UN in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights:

Article 12. No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 18. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.

http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/

[Torgo]

The universal declaration of human rights doesn't grant you an unqualified right to privacy. Article 29, part 2:

"In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society."

[lholden]

In addition to what torgo said, there are a few countries that have only upheld UN directives and treaties when it suits them. The US is a example of this.

[refurb]

Who exactly enforces the UN's Declaration of Human Rights?

Without power to back it up it means nothing.

[jacquesm]

Technically, each and every one of the UN member states should back these up.

[serge2k]

Didn't they put the Saudi's in charge of that?