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"all human beings are born equal in dignity and rights but they are in shackles."
Introduction: human beings in chains throughot history; they're in chains in the present world. Common sources of chains and bonds......religion, sex, colour, race etc.
Historically:
I) inquisition in Europe: how muslims and jews lost their freedom of religion to the fanatic rule of Isabella and Ferdinand in spain.
2) US constitution begins with the words: Men are born equal. But Blacks remained slaves and disenfranchised for a better half of US history till 1960s.
3) Women disenfrachised in europe historically till 1930s.
4) Colonialism
Freedom and human rights in the Present day world:
1) Muslims denied religious freedom in the west: the scarf issue and ban on minarets on mosque bulidings.
2) dictatorial regimes around the world
3) women denied access to education and other basic rights in some societies
4) Taliban playing havoc with freedom of expression and human rights in parts of afghanistan and pakistan
5) Israel trampling on the rights of palestinians
6)India dfying human rihjts in kashmir
Conclusion
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