Human rights issues in the US 12 Articles

by Sean Coleman

For as long as the country has had its independence, the citizens of the United States of America have prided themselves as living in the "land of the free". For most of its existence, this title was well deserved; the cou...read more

by Sabrina Adams

It is a complete atrocity that in this day and age and with the technology available in the United States that our children have to live in fear, go hungry, be tortured, shifted around from foster home to foster home,raped...read more

by Lana Evans

What are my rights as a human being? Who decides what those rights are? Will the answers depend on my race, gender, age, physical ability, or class? Interestingly, the answers to all of these questions depends largely on t...read more

by Micah Myers

Since before the inception of the United States there has existed a tension between economic expediency and human rights. For a long time economics came out on top. The human rights failings of the past are well-known to...read more

by Shawna Blake

The American dream is not to become enslaved within the power of a fellow human being. It is not to be a part of this country, yet receive little or no respect, nor to be denied the freedom that each human is allowed. The ...read more

by sizzle

Recently, I have been researching material on, 'Capitis Diminutio Maxima.' It is defined (meaning a maximum loss of status through the use of capitalization, e.g. JOHN DOE or DOE JOHN) - The highest or most comprehensive l...read more

by Martha Winn

"Human rights" has a twisted meaning in the US. In America we often confuse the word "right" with a litany of our wants and needs, instead of what we should do for others. Perhaps we confuse this term with the "Bill of Ri...read more

by Lisa Miller

In comparison to past years, the United States is going downhill in so many ways. It seems like people can literally get away with murder any more. Sex offenders roam our streets and cross paths with us every day. Do peopl...read more

by G.K. Dickey

Whirling briskly in a springtime breeze, 370 pinwheels placed on the courthouse lawn in April represent the number of child abuse cases reported in Elko County, Nevada, during 2007. This startling number only punctuates th...read more

by Matthew Collison

Human rights issues in the United States of America...are there such issues which truly exist? I would like to state that anyone born in the United States of America...is an American citizen. I say this for the simply re...read more

by C. A. Pruit

The United States of America was founded on the idea of freedom for its citizens. Wanting to escape the tyranny of British rule and the practice of taxation without representation, our forefathers fought that they might be...read more

by Sherrolyn Mincey

When I think of Human Rights I think of individuals who are suffering in the present day and time. I think of the victims of violent crimes who do not always have closure because of minor mistakes made by attorneys and p...read more