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Julia Shevchuk
Mr. King
English 1
21 April, 2017
My research was focused on the present rights that we as humans have and examples of
ways they are being violated. Even though it has been stated many times that we have rights,
many people still lack them. Many programs have been put into effect and different events have
taken place to support and give us these rights. Even though we have rights, many people
continue to live without them and we continue to fight for the upholding of these rights and new
ones. Throughout this essay, I will be stating our rights and how they are not being abused.
Humans should at least get the basic rights of life, liberty, nationality, protection under
the law, and security (Universal). Everyone also deserves the freedom to marry and start a
family, equal pay for equal work, education, no holding in slavery, no torture or cruel treatment
(Universal). Countries and people that are wealthier tend to live in a cleaner place with safer
conditions(Meet), even if the rest of the people suffer. Its for reasons like this thousands of
children die in poor countries because they have to drink dirty water(Meet). Nearly 1 billion
people have to drink untreated sewage water and they end up dying(Meet).
There are many situations where large companies overlook simple human rights so they
can continue their business. Apple has had cases of having unsafe working conditions and
abusing their workers(Meet). Nestle has been accused of using slaves and children to produce
cocoa in the Ivory Coast(Meet). Samsung and Sony have been accused of child labor and unsafe
working conditions in factories(Apple). Shell has cases of supporting government brutality and
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their frequent oil spills damage human health and ruin many jobs. These are just a few of the
There are many rights still being fought for like equal protection, fair trials, gender
equality, and discrimination. Many people are jailed for having opposing views without ever
having a fair trial (Meet). While minorities are in jail they are more prone to abuse (Meet). There
was even a situation where a guard watched a prisoner get beaten(Meet). Many females still
make less money than men even if they do the same job (Meet). Many women and children are
sold into human trafficking, forced labor and are being sexually exploited(Meet).
There will be continuous fighting for these rights and many others. These rights are being
taken from billions of innocent people all over the world, every single day. We see people being
stripped of their rights but still we do nothing but watch from a distance. This lack of helping
others just keeps the never ending cycle of rights being abused going. Many people are unaware
or do not want to help these people so this will be a very long process for the world to have to
handle.
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Works Cited
"Universal Declaration of Human Rights." United Nations. United Nations, n.d. Web. 19 Apr.
2017.
"Meet Google Drive One Place for All Your Files." Google. Google, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2017.
"Apple, Samsung and Sony Face Child Labour Claims - BBC News." Google. Google, n.d. Web.
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