Right to silence

into the social and political issues that were needing to be addressed. Helen Keller not only testified before Congress, advocating to help with the improving the welfare of the blind, but she also advocated for women’s suffrage and birth control rights. This is when Helen Keller met a well-known…

Should boys and girls be given the same amount of freedom? Why or Why not? Freedom is a thought that is preached by every individual irrespective of the gender. Prohibiting people on the gender criteria and not allowing them to express their opinions is not justified. Although the society does this kind of partiality since ages, but there should be strict laws to make people aware of the importance of gender equality in terms of freedom. Recent generation is obsessed with stereotype mentality…

altered to meet the needs of either an individual or society. Throughout history, people have struggled to balance the rights of individuals and society, not only in families, but also at schools, businesses, and communities. Even though, many nations have started to stabilize these two topics by enacting ordinances or creating policies, there still remain many situations where the rights of an individual and society need to…

unalienable rights. We have a right to life, a right to freedom from torture, a right to freedom of movement. These are unquestionable rights, they go without saying. But what about Animals, do they have rights as well? Is it ethical to experiment, test, and torture animals for human advancement? For human safety? For entertainment? This is a prominent issue today that keeps growing as time goes on. In in recent years, animal rights activists have been actively seeking more rights for animals.…

Animal Rights Animals should have rights to protect them and their physical and mental wellbeing. Animals used in testing, research, farming industries, and attractions, experience cruelty and abuse when being held captive and used for human needs and entertainment. Studies have shown that animals experience more physical and emotional distress and pain when used in research and in industries. Animal rights activists claim animals should have the same rights as humans and the right to live…

Kollontai wrote “The backwardness and lack of rights suffered by women, their subjection and indifference, are of no benefit to the working class, and indeed are directly harmful to it.” (Sypnowich, 1993). Christine Sypnowich is a well-known author and has written seven successful books on topics ranging…

human rights treaties. Each of the treaties was monitored by a committee of experts in implementing the treaty provisions by member states. Some of the treaties were supplemented by optional protocols" to deal with specialized concerns (United Nations, 2010). An emerging aspect of human rights is that international human rights law applies to multinational organizations and private-sector companies (Fariss, 2014). Some scholars argue that the treaties of the International Bill of Rights and…

By just reading the title, one might assume that the article is merely an informative piece attempting to clarify the specifics of a suit popularized on social media, a place where the truth can be easily misconstrued. After fully reading the article, it is clear that there is a hint of support for Kesha, although the author tries to maintain neutrality. This is first noticed in the arrangement of the questions McCarthy proposes. Instead of clarifying the identities of the people involved at the…

government for encroaching on the fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression of the general mass. This law was started by the British who ruled India, as a way of controlling the freedom fighters, but in recent times the law has gained prominence for being notorious and contentious. Independent India’s governments seem to have found great relief in having a provision on sedition in the penal statute. It is being used by the governments to silence or discipline critics. A spate of…

In today’s world, freedom of speech holds maybe the most significant political value and fundamental right in society. Even though it is not always positive and in need of regulation in areas such as slander and hateful expression towards ethnic, cultural and sexual identity of persons, it is considered a fundamental human right. Many different positions exist that argue for the justification of freedom of speech. While each advocate for one major value in this paper I will argue that the best…