The idea of human rights has been on the minds of many great people for centuries. It was on the mind of King John and his subjects when he was forced to sign the Magna Carta. It was on the minds of our fore fathers when they conjured up our constitution in particular, the Bill of Rights. It is the reason behind the French Revolution and most other revolutions in history. Despite the fact that human rights have been in the histories of numerous countries, some have forgotten about them in these modern times. The modern Human Rights movement has been demanded that all governments around the world adhere to the basic human rights in their treatment of their citizens.
             A major example of abuse on Human Rights is the torturing of others because of religious views. Someone who exemplified standing up for this injustice is Bishop Wissa of Egypt. On August 15, 1998 two christians were murdered by five Muslims in the Coptic town of el-Kosheh. During the course of the investigation, the police would bring in 50-60 people a day to interrogate them. It is estimated that twelve hundred people had been imprisoned and tortured by beatings, electric shock to ears and genitals, and whippings. Witness to this was Bishop Wissa who reported the abuses to Egyptian authorities, human rights organizations, and the international community. The bishop also supported two "witnesses" when they wants to come forth about not telling the truth. As a result, the authorities dropped the investigation and arrested the Bishop on the charges of promoting ideas damaging to national unity and social peace, using religion to promote extremist thought, attempting to influence judges and tampering with witnesses and evidence. Bishop Wissa was imprisoned because he had the courage to stand injustices in the world. He said he had to stand up for this because protecting "his" people is part of his job. His trial is not over
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