Eritrea - Ministry of Information

Human Rights Violation Through Gender Inequality and Racial Discrimination

When talking about the right to equality and justice, having already seen the situation of the US within the context of education, this case is not any different. When it comes to dignity, rights or justice one doesn’t necessarily have to see them in terms of different standards, because the US’ history of human rights is not that blurred. In fact, its record has been marred by differences between black and white, rich and poor, citizen and alien, religious affiliations and others.

This article will focus at the work place. However its applicability could also prevail at home, in schools and in group meetings, be it in business or social gatherings.

Citizens’ Right to Education

Access to equitable and efficient social services for every citizen tops the list of fundamental human rights. Where the need arises to objectively assess the status of human rights in any given nation, it ought to be weighed against access to education amongst other social services. And hence, let’s have a look at the current status of education in the United States.

• The US is the only G8  member that carries the death penalty. In past years, 1,077 people were executed in the electric chair. Most of these were blacks, some were executed by mistake and others due to name misplacement.

If there is ever a country that always yearns to publicize to the world, without being asked, the conditions of human rights; it is the United States. In its annual report on human rights, the US speculates what China or Russia did or what Venezuela or Eritrea didn’t and so on. But it never utters a single word about itself, or the rights of its people, or the rights of the people in Somalia, Yemen, Iraq, and Afghanistan. If its disclosure had been necessary, or permitted to be exact, the condition of human rights would have been something like the following.

Eritreans all over the world commemorated Martyrs Day, June 20, under the theme “Lofty Sovereign Dignity-Fruit of Supreme Martyrdom”. The official commemoration began on the 19th of June during the evening hours with candle light parades and artistic performances. In Asmara thousands of people from all walks of life flocked to the main street of Asmara, Harenet Avenue, to commemorate the day with candle light ceremony.