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Human Rights
interview with him by the campaign organisation
‘Free the Slaves’
,
Rambho said
‘
I won’t let anybody go there, even by mistake. I’ll tell them that
they hit you and they beat you and they don’t treat you right.
’
The quote ‘
I think there’s just one kind of folks. Folks,
’ from Harper
Lee’s
To Kill AMockingbird
’ explains that everyone is the same, and the
treatment they receive should be too. While
To Kill a Mockingbird
does not necessarily show or discuss the topic of slavery; it is only
implied, it does, however, explain the inequality of black men
compared to the white men.
In the same way, those who employ slaves think of themselves as
superior also, and do not see those who work for them as equals. The
possessors of slaves beat, rape and abuse their servants, just because
they believe themselves to be of greater importance.
While International campaigns such as ‘
Home Alone
’, ‘
The Abolition
Project
’ and ‘
Victim Protection Campaign
’ strive to eradicate slavery
everywhere, the association ‘
Walk Free
’ aims to cease slavery in India.
And while none of us can personally put an end to the torment that
millions of Indian slaves go through every single day, we can surely
lend a hand in tackling this broken human right.
Not a lot is being asked of us, and simply our signatures on a
petition like the one on ‘
Walk Free’s
website is a positive step. Just
because we go to a good school and live in Australia, does not mean
that we are unaffected by slavery in India, or anywhere else in the
world for that matter.
‘All that is necessary for the triumph of evil, is that good men do nothing.’
Edmund Burke
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