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Throughout global history, various groups have been persecuted
due to ethnic background, gender, religious
preference,
or political affiliation. The methods of persecution
have ranged from the restricting of social and political
rights, to even death.
The world has often turned a blind eye to human rights
violations. This began to change after the Holocaust of the 20th century when the newly formed
United Nations published its Universal
Declaration of Human Rights. This document
states that all people are free and equal regardless of
"race, color, sex, language, religion, political or
other opinion, national or social origin, property,
birth or other status." Since this time,
efforts have been made to end human rights abuses around
the world.
This site is designed to aid students in
reviewing the concept of Human Rights and ways in which
they have been abused throughout history in preparation
for the New York State Regents Exam in Global History
and Geography. In addition, students may test their
knowledge of the material presented here by accessing
multiple-choice questions from past Regents Exams.
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