Ender's Game Human Rights Quotes

Everyone is born protected by human rights. For example, the right to life and the right to live free of discrimination are two fundamental human rights, among many others. Everyone is protected by these rights; at least, everyone should be. However, there are people who face threats and violations to their basic human rights every day, and they suffer because of it. The novel Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card illustrates the issue of the right to be treated fairly and equally regardless of age or race, which is a right that is violated in countries around the world.
To begin with, the reader can find examples of the human rights issue throughout Ender’s Game. In the novel, Ender is a child military genius for the humans, who are fighting a …show more content…
In south Sudan, a country in northern Africa, government statistics show, “…half the girls there aged 15 to 19 are married, with some brides as young as 12 years old. ‘The country's widespread child marriage exacerbates South Sudan's pronounced gender gaps in school enrollment, contributes to soaring maternal mortality rates, and violates the right of girls to be free from violence,’ says a Human Rights Watch report…” (Doki). The young girls are sent to be married to benefit the family, and it is almost like the girls are being sold. Not only does this take away the girls’ freedom of choice, but it also impacts many other areas of their lives: “Aguet N. of South Sudan, for example, was married to a 75-year-old man when she was 15 years old, according to testimony she gave to Human Rights Watch. ‘This man went to my uncles and paid a dowry of 80 cows. I resisted the marriage. They threatened me’…” (Doki). This is just one of many examples of how young girls are mistreated and forced to marry. If the girls were older and were no longer children, their families would probably be more likely to listen to them, but since the girls are young their families force them into