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One may define human rights as the rights and freedoms to which any human being is entitled . Human rights are believed to be inborn and inalienable . However the extent to which the above notion is true is debatable . Ralph Bunche (1904-1971 ) was one of the actors in international relations whose focal point was on human rights self-determination for former colonies , and conflict resolution . He can be said to be a key contributor to amongst others the writing of Chapters XI Declaration Regarding non-self governing territories

' and focused on the greater African continent which was then under colonialism

First on Bunche 's focus was failure of the American Democracy to grant African-Americans right to suffrage and thus denying them the right to run for political office . This was so despite the 15th Amendment (1870 granting each and every American the right to vote regardless of race color or previous condition of servitude . The oppression that people of color in the United States faced can thus be related to the oppression that African colonies faced during the colonial and post-colonial era

Bunche was further critical of black interest groups which he argued were too elitist in their policies yet very dormant when it came to implementing them . However , it is worth noting that Bunche himself was a co-founder of the National Negro Congress (NNC ) which was opposed to war , racial discrimination and fascism . During the first annual meeting of the NCC , its members conceded that black laborers were...

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