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Our Reflexion

To sum up, during the history of mankind, society has tried to come up with rules that would protect human beings. As it is common knowledge, these rules were extremely bias, protecting only white males. Nevertheless, society has grown and has become more tolerant and acceptant. Our history has shown that the fight for human rights was a long road, a road we still need to cross, as the fight is not finished.

Unfortunately, we have acknowledged that in several countries in the world many rights are still not guaranteed to all citzens. The right for a decent meal, for a roof to live under, for a safe work environment, for medical assistance, for learning, for not being attacked and feeling safe, for not being discriminate based on our gender or skin colour are the rights we approach in our project; however, there are so many more we could choose from.

During our research about the violation of human rights in the world, the figures we found were absolutely terrifying.

It is unbelievable the number of people who cannot access basic services, that we, privileged people, take for granted. A routine as normal as going to school, have two nice and tasty meals, a warm bath and a cozy bed to sleep in is not guaranteed to everyone.

This teamwork has made us not only appreciate what we have, but also understand the precarious situation around the world. Even though this is a project about some foreign countries, we cannot forget that in Portugal there are many Portuguese who also coexist with the lack of rights. And this fact is not all right. There is a pressing need we must be aware of, the needing of looking around us and try to understand if someone needs our help.

Many of us are lucky, many others are not. If you belong to the latter, asking for help is as natural as breathing for us humans. If you belong to the first group fight for those who need, vote for a government who will hear and answer the poors' needs.

Students from 11º J