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Human Right Event Explanation

The Representation of the People Act 1918

Women's marked a pivotal step towards gender equality

1. Equality Suffrage (1918, by granting certain women over the age of 30

UK) the right to vote. This was a move towards

acknowledging women's equal status in society.

The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural, social,

Harlem
2. and artistic explosion centered in Harlem, New
Renaissance
Non-discriminat York. It was a manifestation against racial
(1920s-1930s,
ion discrimination, showcasing the intellectual and
USA)
cultural achievements of African Americans.

The systematic mass murder and expulsion of

The Armenian 1.5 million ethnic Armenians by the Ottoman

3. Right to life Genocide Empire is a stark violation of the right to life,

(1915-1917) highlighting the extreme consequences of ethnic

discrimination and hatred.

Nepal officially abolished slavery in 1924, freeing

Abolition of
4. Freedom thousands from servitude and recognizing their
Slavery in Nepal
from slavery inherent dignity and equality as human beings, in
(1924)
line with the principles of freedom from slavery.

The use of chemical weapons during World War

Use of Poison
5. Freedom I inflicted severe suffering and torture on
Gas in WWI
from torture soldiers, violating the principle of freedom from
(1914-1918)
torture and inhumane treatment.
 The Nuremberg Laws racially classified people
Nuremberg
6. Recognition as "Jewish" based on ancestry and excluded
Laws (1935,
before the law them from Reich citizenship, stripping them of
Germany)
their rights and recognition before the law.

Internment of The internment of Japanese Americans during

7. Equality Japanese World War II, based solely on their ancestry,

before the law Americans reflects a denial of their equality before the law

(1942, USA) and protection against discrimination.

The Moscow Trials, where political opponents

Moscow Trials were convicted in show trials, highlight a

8. Access to
(1936-1938, violation of the right to a fair trial and access to
justice
Soviet Union) justice, as the outcomes were predetermined

and not based on evidence.

The Reichstag Following the Reichstag fire, the decree allowed

9. Freedom
Fire Decree for the arrest of political opponents without
from arbitrary
(1933, specific charges, violating the principle of
arrest
Germany) protection from arbitrary arrest and detention.

The trial of the Scottsboro Boys, where nine

The Scottsboro African American teenagers were unjustly

10. Right to a
Boys Trial accused and hastily convicted of rape,
fair trial
(1931, USA) showcases a clear violation of the right to a fair

trial, influenced by racial discrimination. References:

Cbishop. (2018, February 6). The Representation of the People Act 1918: Votes for

(some) women, finally - The National Archives blog. The National Archives

Blog.

https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/representation-people-act-1918-votes-wo

men-finally/
70 years on, landmark UN human rights document as important as ever. (2018,

December 12). UN News. https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/12/1027981

United Nations. ( March 18, 2024). Welcome to the illustrated version of the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights [Brochure].

https://www.un.org/en/udhrbook/#1

The Scottsboro Boys. (2023, September 5). National Museum of African American

History and Culture. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/scottsboro-boys

Reichstag Fire Decree. (n.d.).

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/timeline-event/holocaust/1933-

1938/reichstag-fire-decree