What constitutes a Human Right? And why are there people who don’t agree with Human Rights? The answers to these questions lie in the history of Human Rights. An easy and enjoyable read, this is a book about respecting diversity.
From Cyrus the king of Persia who freed his slaves to the concept of Natural Law created by the Romans; to the United States of America Declaration of Independence – the first documented idea that “everyone is equal” to the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen approved by the French Revolution in 1789 stating that “men are born free and equal in rights”; to writing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 by the United Nations, stating that “we’re all equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law.”
The author, however, addresses a number of issues that still prevent equality from being a reality for all human beings still today.
Prejudice, discrimination, racism, stereotyping, bullying, homophobia… Today, right at this moment and as you read this text, there are people being discriminated against, mistreated, despised, ignored, physically, psychologically and emotionally abused. There are people not being hired for a job they are fully capable of performing simply because the color of their skin, their religion, the gender of the person they love, the ethnicity they belong to, their age, physical appearance, or anything considered to be “different.”
It is past due the time for children to understand the basic human right of justice for all people. It doesn’t matter how “different” a person looks on the outside, they are human beings and simply because of that, they are entitled to a set of basic rights from the day they were born. Purposeful illustrations engage children and parents by visually showing that we are all born with the same dignity and rights. This is a book that thrives in promoting global connectedness, the value of every human life, and in showing that regardless of individual differences and circumstances, each person is worthy of respect.

Fátima Mesquita is Brazilian author living in Canada. She has worked from movie theatre flashlight girl, to motorcycle courier to journalist, copywriter, to screenwriter, and has had eight books published so far, among which The incredible poop, pee, and fart factory, The search for the lost bugger and Bem bolado.