Human Rights - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/human-rights/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:15:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 3 Baha’i Prayers for a Suffering Humanity https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-prayers-for-humanity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-prayers-for-humanity/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78652 Baha’i Prayers for a Suffering HumanityOn October 7, 2022, a 22-year-old Black woman in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, “escaped from a white man who she says held her captive in his basement for nearly a month,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-prayers-for-humanity/feed/ 2 Winners and Losers in the Citizenship Birth Lottery https://bahaiteachings.org/winners-and-losers-in-the-citizenship-birth-lottery/ https://bahaiteachings.org/winners-and-losers-in-the-citizenship-birth-lottery/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=27676 Winners-and-Losers-in-the-Citizenship-Birth-LotteryHonesty, decency, faithfulness, and comradeship… must be shown when dealing with those of like blood but to no one else. What happens to a Russian, to a Czech, does not...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/winners-and-losers-in-the-citizenship-birth-lottery/feed/ 9 Extreme Poverty and Extreme Wealth, Explained https://bahaiteachings.org/extreme-poverty-and-extreme-wealth-explained/ https://bahaiteachings.org/extreme-poverty-and-extreme-wealth-explained/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=27344 Extreme-Poverty-and-Extreme-Wealth,-ExplainedGod has created the world as one — the boundaries are marked out by man. God has not divided the lands… That is why Baha’u’llah says: “Let not a man...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-i-know-about-god/feed/ 2 Domestic Abuse: Mending the Broken Wings https://bahaiteachings.org/domestic-abuse-mending-broken-wings/ https://bahaiteachings.org/domestic-abuse-mending-broken-wings/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=56758 Her meeting had run late, and as she pulled up in front of the house, she checked her watch. It was after ten, and the lights were out, so she...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/domestic-abuse-mending-broken-wings/feed/ 2 Geledés: How Afro Brazilians Are Combatting Racism https://bahaiteachings.org/geledes-afro-brazilians-combatting-racism/ https://bahaiteachings.org/geledes-afro-brazilians-combatting-racism/#comments Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85771 A quote often attributed to James Baldwin expresses a profound truth, “To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” African Americans endure...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/geledes-afro-brazilians-combatting-racism/feed/ 2 Creative Maladjustment: Why We Shouldn’t Adjust to Injustice https://bahaiteachings.org/creative-maladjustment-why-we-shouldnt-adjust-to-injustice/ https://bahaiteachings.org/creative-maladjustment-why-we-shouldnt-adjust-to-injustice/#comments Fri, 04 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85645 Many psychologists believe humans are inherently hedonistic, meaning that approaching pleasure and avoiding pain are the main goals of our lives, with several theories expecting individuals to psychologically adjust to...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/creative-maladjustment-why-we-shouldnt-adjust-to-injustice/feed/ 1 The 9 Different Types of Safety: From Physical to Emotional https://bahaiteachings.org/different-types-safety-physical-emotional/ https://bahaiteachings.org/different-types-safety-physical-emotional/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85289 two people hugging and displaying emotional safetyShoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, stated that the Baha’i community “should feel it to be its first and inescapable obligation to nurture, encourage, and safeguard every minority...

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