Humans rights are not optional


"In matters of the conscience, the law of majority has no place."

This quote from the movie 'Jana Gana Mana' summarizes the whole movie. 


In Jana Gana Mana, the public believes the suspects are guilty of Sabha's rape and death. The suspects are then shot by the police without even conducting a trail in court. When the hero questions the police officer in the courtroom, the truth is revealed that the real criminal is the police officer himself. This movie shows how important it is for us to follow what is morally right (waiting for the verdict of court to determine who's guilty) rather than blindly believing public opinion. Everyone is innocent until proven guilty, and even the accused deserve a fair trial. 


Atticus Finch, in "To Kill a Mockingbird", said, 

"But there is one way in this country in which all men are created equal - there is one human institution that makes a pauper the equal of a Rockefeller, the stupid man the equal of an Einstein, and the ignorant man the equal of any college president. That institution, gentlemen, is a court." 

The suspects deserved a fair trial in front of the court because everyone of us is equal before law and is equally protected by law. 


This movie shows that human rights are not optional, they are necessary. They give us the power to speak, question, and seek justice. As the hero in Jana Gana Mana says, "This country is not someone's father's property". It belongs to all of us. So, we must raise questions and demand answers whenever an injustice happens, whenever someone's rights are violated. 


Instead of quickly judging whenever something happens, let's question what we see and give the person a fair chance to prove himself innocent or guilty. Justice continues to live through our questions. 


"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." 

- Bobby Kennedy

Bobby Kennedy's Quote




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