The Kite Runner is a very influential book about the life of a young boy growing up in Afghanistan and the impact of how his surroundings and choices have molded him. The main races in the book are Pashtuns and Hazaras. Amir, Baba, Rahim Khan and many other characters are Pashtuns, while Hassan and Ali are Hazaras. While the other races don't make an appearance in the book they are still a part of Afghanistan's population and culture. Hazaras are discriminated against and aren't given fair chances in their society because of their differences.
This relates to human rights because everyone should get a fair chance no matter how different they are. Their religion and physical appearance may be different but that doesn't mean that they can be treated like they are a lower caste. "Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status. We are equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination," (United Nations).
A Pashtun boy named Assef raped Hassan. Assef thought that all Hazaras were below him and that he couldn't be disrespected. Before this incident happened, Hassan was running a kite for Amir. Hassan got the kite fair and square but since Assef believes that he is inferior, he expected Hassan to hand over the kite. Assef soon learned that no such thing would happen and he took things into his own hands. In this moment, Hassan had so many things taken away from him, for example, his pride, freedom, pureness, his right to happiness, etc. As you can see, Hassan lost so may rights that were his to keep. People who think that they can do this to other people don't understand why what they did was wrong and that is exactly what needs to change.