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Gabby Fowlkes

Meyer

English I

18 April 2017

No Rights Create Strife

Everyone in the world is entitled to human rights but according to many reports

worldwide, they get violated everyday. A boy did not have any clean water to drink, a girl was

denied an education, these little things are denying the rights to the people who deserve them.

According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, every person is entitled to the

same rights including freedom of religion, no discrimination against race, color, sex, language,

political opinions, or nationality. (UnitedNations) Many violations are filed every year due to the

inhumane conditions some people are forced to live in or work in. A case study on domestic

abuse in Ghana explains how the rights of the women were violated by the men in their

community. (WorldReportNews) The women focused on in this study have been abused by their

husbands multiple times and were not given a way to escape this harm. Out of 120 women they

interviewed, 80 had been abused, and out of 30 women they did a separate interview on, 28 had

been abused. (WorldReportNews) These large numbers of women being mistreated proves the
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point that not all people are given the rights they deserve. Although these women are willing to

ask for help after an incident, they cannot regain their rights alone.

Throughout history, human rights have always been a discussed topic. But not until 1789

did the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights integrate new civil and political rights into the new

way of life and treatment of human beings. (GoogleDrive) Although these new laws were made,

it did not mean that they would be followed. Many other instances besides domestic abuse

happen every day and sometimes are not ever caught. But the people can make a change. The

first step in gaining rights back is becoming educated. Simply knowing about human rights and

how they affect a group of people can make a significant difference. Educating as many people

as possible can bring people together and unite them, (ModernGhana) If everyone takes the time

to learn about human rights, then together a change can be made in the mistreatment of the ones

they care about.

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