Category Archives: A Beginner’s History of Human Rights

Women, World War, War of The Worlds and Winnie the Pooh – The First Human Rights Campaign.

Posted on December 7, 2010 by easyhumanity

The decisive question before our species is whether this time it will set its face resolutely toward that drastic remoulding of ideas and relationships which it has shirked for a quarter of a century.’      –    H.G. Wells, … Continue reading →

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The Missionary Position, Animal Fat and Slaves – The Human Rights Flip-Floppery of the 19th Century

Posted on December 2, 2010 by easyhumanity

As the 19th Century progressed, France had flicked back to a world where Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood were swearwords and America was building a Free World on the backs of countless slaves, and so we will turn back to the … Continue reading →

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Tea, Heaps More Decapitations and ‘a Burlesque upon monarchy’ – Revolutions For Human Rights in the 1700s

Posted on October 30, 2010 by easyhumanity

  The second half of the 18th Century was a particularly tumultuous time that saw freedom and liberty both instated and abused on unprecedented levels. The last 40 years saw two of the largest revolutions in Western history, one of … Continue reading →

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A lot of Decapitations and John Locke – The 1600s and Human Rights.

Posted on October 3, 2010 by easyhumanity

Lesson 1: To start my lessons on Human Rights, its kind of important to go back in time and have a look at ‘History.’ This may not have been your favourite subject at school, but to understand the Human Rights … Continue reading →

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