Human Rights Essays

During the late 1700’s, the colonies in America were upset and resentful of the British tyranny. In order to make the separation between the two groups official, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Two hundred years later, women were facing the same injustice, only it was from men; and to protest against the unfair […]

Over time, there has been a significant transformation in the portrayal of men and women globally, with major improvements noted especially in the acknowledgement and stature of women. This change gained momentum during the twilight years of the 20th century due to the fast-paced rise of feminism advocating for equal rights in education and employment […]

Elijah is the first generation of free-born members of his family. Escaping the oppression of the pre-Emancipation Proclamation and pre-Civil War torn United States, Elijah’s family escaped to an established free-black community in Canada. The book focuses on events in Elijah’s life – attending school, doing chores, fishing, and playing with his friends. Elijah experiences […]

The writings of both authors, William Bradford and Olaudah Equiano, are very important, because they show us first and accounts of their ideas and horrors. In the story Of Plymouth Plantation, William Bradford showed how Puritans could overcome obstacles in many quotes in this story. “Being thus arrived in good harbor, and brought safe to […]

The case of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, et al. v. Casey (1992) is a suit for declaratory and injunctive relief, filed by five abortion clinics and a physician who provides abortion services, representing the class of physicians who similarly provide such services. (FindLaw). They question the constitutionality of five provisions of the Pennsylvania Abortion […]

The 16th Street Baptist Church was a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham. From the steps of the church, several black marchers, most of them kids, encounter the extreme force of police, attack dogs, and high pressure fire hoses. The Church became a special target… There was a horrific incident that took place […]

According to Thomas Jefferson, “all tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent”. On July 4, 1776, our founding fathers took steps to rid the United States of the tyranny of King George the III of England. They would no longer remain silent. The document that declared the […]

It was a hot blistering summer day not a leaf in sight or a hint of shade to be found. Mouth is dry as cotton from thirst and hands bleeding and blistering from a hard days work, exhausted from fatigue and hunger, because Master had me out here since the crack of dawn. Tending to […]

The fundamentals of human rights – respect to life and dignity of an individual – are present in most great religions and philosophic doctrines of the world. These rights cannot be purchased, earned or inherited. They are called ‘inalienable’ because they inhere in everyone irrespective of race, colour of skin, language, religion, political or other […]

A Raisin In the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry illustrates how blacks were discriminated against in the real estate market of the 1950s. The Youngers are a black family struggling to create a better life for each other, but are faced with social geographical boundaries that attempt to stonewall their dream of a better living situation. […]

To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, was written in the 1960s, but the story is set in the 1930s. The novel is also set in a small town called Maycomb in Alabama, and Scout Finch, a six-year-old child, born and raised in the town, narrates the story. Historical Context is very important to the […]

There are individuals, past and present, who advocate for their own rights or the rights of those who are exploited. Examples of such individuals include Martin Luther King, Robert Lowell, and Benjamin Zephaniah. In many cases, these exploited individuals endure mistreatment without challenging or being able to challenge those who oppress them. It is important […]

In 1940s, the Civil Rights Movement appeared as a challenge to end up racial discrimination and segregation as a system that tended to separate blacks from all aspects of life. Though granted their freedom, blacks were still treated as some subordinate species to the white race: they were denied the chance to be promoted in […]

The Human rights campaign is an interest group which in fact deals with human rights. This group has expanded over the years and has a huge influence on the world today. The human rights campaign has had a lot of success in and out of the white house. Some issues that the HRC deals with […]

Influences of the Atlanta Race Riot “A city lay in travail, God our Lord, and from her loins sprang twin Murder and Black Hate. Red was the midnight; clang, crack and cry of death and fury filled the air and trembled underneath the stars when church spires pointed silently to Thee. And all this was […]

The Civil War was ensued by a period which came to be known as reconstruction. This period, which was between, 1865 and 1877 saw the United State of America at the time rebuild. Reconstruction is also a term that can be used to describe the process federal government used to admit back to the Union […]

The Second World War, which began in September 1939 and ended in 1945, resulted in the loss of over 60 million lives. The conflict was triggered by Germany’s invasion of Poland and Slovakia, leading to widespread fighting among major world powers. While initially staying out of the war, the United States became involved after Japan […]

“I didn’t want to believe the world could be so unjust. But, of course, it was right there in front of my nose” (214). These words were the response of Taylor Greer, the central character of the novel The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, when confronted with the plight of Central American refugees in the […]

Value Education – Human Rights Foundation Course –I (Part-IV) for Undergraduate Programmes Learning Material based on Syllabus (2008-2009) Bharathiar University Coimbatore BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY : COIMBATORE 641 046. Value Education – Human Rights (2 hours per week) (FOR THE UNDER GRADUATE STUDENTS OF AFFILIATED COLLEGES WITH EFFECT FROM 2008-2009) UNIT – I: Concept of Human Values, […]

The Horrors of Lynching in the South by Ida B. Wells Ida Bell Wells mentioned three assumed reasons the Black man was targeted with such barbaric treatment. The first assumed reason states that the black man was accused of participating in insurrections and riots. The second assumed reason was the black man had the right […]

Human Rights Violation in the Philippines “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. ” Human rights describe equal rights and freedom for everybody by the fact of being human and without distinction […]

Linguistic rights (or language rights or linguistic human rights) are the human and civil rights concerning the individual and collective right to choose the language or languages for communication in a private or public atmosphere. Other parameters for analyzing linguistic rights includes degree of territoriality, amount of positivity, orientation in terms of assimilation or maintenance, […]