Author: Jorge Rodrigues Simão

4. Expanding Rights   Many of the great political struggles of the past two centuries have revolved around expanding the range of protected rights. This has included extending the right to vote to all citizens, permitting...

  2. Centuries of Progress   Traditionally, all groups of humans, from clans of forest dwellers to urban sophisticates, have had notions of justice, fairness, dignity, and respect.   However, the notion that all human beings,...

3. A Theory for Some   The first person credited with developing a comprehensive theory of human rights was British philosopher John Locke (1632-1704).   Locke wrote that people form societies, and societies establish...