The inevitability of time catches up with even the most puerile adolescent leading her to deeper contemplation and expectation. And so it was with America. Also came the knowledge that in surviving we have plenty of work left to do. The needs of the many are still in competition with the desires of a few. Women, men, and children in remote villages, rural towns, and urban cities alike are being dragged indiscriminately into a world economy through any means necessary by forces beyond their control.
Human beings frustrated with ill treatment continue to rise up much as they did in centuries past.
The major difference is that the world now has a heightened awareness of evil and has been more willing to address it. Society, here and abroad, is more attune to what behavior constitutes a human rights abuse. Now we must continue to build on this progress. The articles in this edition of Human Rights span the last century and discuss how far we've come in resolving various human rights issues. The articles also attempt to focus us on the human rights challenges that we need to address in the present millennium and beyond.