Human Rights - Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450 (Vol. 2.)This article examines five major cases of colonial human rights abuse with the resulting protests and the way such protests could produce new forms of colonialism.
In tracing the historical links between colonialism and human rights, one must review a rather complicated series of events, motivations, and responses. The abuses that resulted from efforts to extract wealth from Asia, Africa, and the Americas often occurred at the hands of perpetrators who attempted to rationalize their actions by references to the inhumane practices of the indigenous societies in these regions.