The fundamental principle of Human Rights is that they are "Universal and Inalienable". They by definition apply equally to everyone, everywhere, at all times.

The fundamental principle of Human Rights is that they are "Universal and Inalienable". They by definition apply equally to everyone, everywhere, at all times. I'm all for respecting cultures and traditions, right until it gets in conflict with the above. We live in a global world and it is a good thing that some basic fundamental values should be expected from everyone. I would cite Japan's "tradition" of cutting kids from one of their parents after a divorce, thus not respecting the UN's Child Rights Convention, as an sallient case in point that it's not OK to just let circumventions go on the basis of "it's their culture".