Essays on Civil Rights

Today, human rights seem like a natural aspect of humanity’s existence. Possibly one of the most bipartisan issues in the world, the human rights concept is almost universally perceived as a power for justice and improvement of life for all. However, the contemporary level of...

The current world today has established the concept that every human being is empowered and authorised for a solemn existence. It is a common occurrence where human beings demand the achievement of diverse values ​​to ensure their individual and collective wellbeing. However, these claims or...

The Poem “Negro” is by Langston Hughes and is based in 1922, in the neighbourhood of Harlem, New York. Langston Hughes was a representative of the African-American community and reflects this in his work. This poem presents the historical context of the black community as...

Let’s suppose that someone is born in Canada and is, therefore, by law, automatically a citizen. From an infancy, until the person is 18 they have been living and acting in the everyday Canadian lifestyle and this is a lifestyle that is enjoyed by the...

Let me pose a question for you was there ever a time you fell that you were persecuted in any way shape or form. Did you ever feel any type injustice in any social matter? I can remember time where I was vilified during a...

“Radical simply means ‘grasping things at the root’. ” – Angela Davis Assata Shakur and Angela Davis are two women that were very monumental in the Civil Rights Movement. These women fought and worked beside the men of the Black Panthers and other organizations to...

I am a human rights advocate working with Afghanistan Independent human rights commission. A national human rights institution to protect and promote human rights and to investigate human rights abuses and war crimes (AIHRC). Through my job I have become more sensitive to people’s problems,...