Aboriginal Human Rights Essay

Throughout history human rights have been abused and ignored,such as the aboriginal people of australia and the growing issue of child labour in third world countries only few people have ever stood up for these peoples rights. Such as desmond tutu who helped with black rights and equality in South Africa and also charlie perkins who fought for aboriginal rights in Australia.

The original people of Australia were called the aboriginals they had all rights stripped from them in 1788 by the first european settlers as they took the aboriginals land and claimed it as their own. latter on in the development of the country the aboriginals were seen as animals and were getting in the way of development so the young aboriginal children were taken away from their families and put into camps to westernise the children and teach them how to live the ‘correct way’ many families refused to let let the government take the children and some violence broke out. At the time the australian government did not think what they were doing was wrong and they thought they were helping them but they were doing the opposite and were strpping them of …show more content…
Born 1936 he spent his later life traveling around australia in a group called freedom ride they held many friendly protests and helped to change the rights of the aboriginal people. the groupe exposed the living conditions and lack of education for aboriginal people living in small towns in new south wales. In 1965 charlie and his party stormed into a public swimming pool where since its opening 40 years before that aboriginal people were banned from entering the event was broadcasted across the country and due to public pressure the ban was lifted. him and his party continued to fight for aboriginal rights up until his death in 2000 but he left a county that had completely changed its view in aboriginal people with his help and