Question

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. (Nelson Mandela). Discuss the statement.

Answer 1

to deny people their human right is to challenge their very humanity... Nelson Mandela is a symbol of human struggle for justice and equality . he stood up for what he believed no matter what consequences will he have to face in the future. 
he fought against South Africa's apartheid and ended up imprisoned. 
after his release he immediately plunged himself wholeheartedly into improving lives of others.
He believed that people should not be denied their rights ...A person is forced to fight for his rights when they are being violated by others...

Answer 2

Question:

To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. (Nelson Mandela). Discuss the statement.

Answer and explanation:

Nelson Mandela was South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader. He served sa first president of South Africa(1994-1999).

He fought for rascism,poverty and factors of human suffering.

He gave a statement "To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. To impose on them a wretched life of hunger and deprivation is to dehumanise them." ~ during an address to the Joint Session of the House of Congress, Washington DC, USA, 26 June 1990.

He belived that people should not be denied from their human rights and he described it as challenging their humanity. Human rights are the basic rights of every human or it could be described as norms of human which is regularly protected by international law.Example of human rights denail is any type of torture,rascism and many more. Nelson Mandela uttered many powerful words about human rights and human suffering and stood up for what he belived. Human rights are for everyone. Everyone should be responsilble about this very crucial matter.Human rights are basics of humanity. Denail of human rights means denail of humanity.

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