The idea of human rights have been around for many centuries. John Locke was one of the European philosophers that developed the concept of natural rights, which is the notion that people are naturally free and equal. Locke believed natural rights were derived from divinity since humans were creations of God. The United States Declaration of Independence included concepts of natural rights and states “that all en are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” In the 18th and 19th century William Lloyd Garrison wrote in a newspaper called The Liberator which main purpose was to try and convince leaders in the great cause of human rights. After World War I the League of Nations was established. The League of Nations goal included disarmament, preventing war through collective security, settling disputes between countries through negation, diplomacy and improving global welfare. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a non binding declaration that was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. The UDHR urges member nations to promote a number of human, civil, economic, and social rights asserting these rights are apart of the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Even though every person should have human rights many nations do not treat their citizens with life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. This is still an ongoing problem today.
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