Minority rights

of ethnic identity and this was even before the UDHR. In 1948 the UDHR provided religious rights in article 18 “right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion” to ensure freedom, which would protect national and ethnic minorities against discrimination and they are free to pursue their personal identity, culture, and traditions. Most liberals assumed that freedom, equality, and fundamental human rights…

states, “Disability has functioned historically to justify inequality for disable people themselves, but it has also done so for women and minority groups” I think he means that inequality and discrimination have not only been towards disable people but to women and minorities as well. People with disabilities, women, and minorities all have fought for rights and justice in regards to many ways of life. For instance, the term disability in regards to disable people was correlated to race based…

people believe in. Having the right to protest and fight for rights while taking pride in it is a major part of being an American. Having American pride is a title many citizens give themselves in replacement of the term “American.” Many people also reference the Pledge Of Allegiance when asking the complex question of what it means to be an American. Even though Americans have many opportunities to be successful, an American must almost always fight for their rights even though they are given…

88-352 – July 2, 1964, or better known as The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was designed ”to enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief against discrimination in public accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted…

parts in the world depicts women as weak, vulnerable, and submissive. Racial minorities also face similar situation that women face. The media representation of racial minorities has both national and global issues that are related to it. For instance, in the United States of America racial minorities are depicted by the media as criminal and social outcast. On the other hand, media all over the world views racial minorities as people who are poor living in the worst place in the world.…

Citizenship in the United States means having the right to vote. However, this right for every citizen did not come without overcoming some racially discriminatory obstacles. One of these obstacles for African-American men were the Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow laws unfairly discriminated against African-Americans preventing them from casting their ballot at the voting poll. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 ended the overt forms of racial discrimination in voting practices. However, as time has passed…

disparity in the Juvenile System In recent events that have unfolded with minority shootings, can we say that the justice system is fair with the minority youth? Recent studies show that minority juveniles are at a higher risk of being profiled and imprisoned than white juveniles. This gives reasoning to believe that there is an issue regarding minority disparity throughout the juvenile system. Which brings up the question are minority juveniles being arrested more, and are they offered a chance…

Civil Rights as an important theme in American history since WWII Civil Rights refer to the rights that are granted to a person and are protected by the constitution of the United States and the Federal laws that were enacted by the Congress. They include the right to vote for leaders, right to having equal protection from unlawful discrimination, protection of the laws and the freedom of expression. During the post World War 11 period: between 1945 and 1950, the activists of the civil rights,…

Since 1964 several laws have been enacted to protect the rights of employees. The laws that have been enacted are; Title VII, the Equal Pay Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. These laws clearly define what constitutes discrimination within the work force. Everyone has a right to equal pay, equal access to job opportunities, and to have employers adhere to these laws. When there is an ever growing workforce and changing…

Civil Disobedience Thoreau declares, “The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think is right” (Ogunye). He ostensibly acknowledges no authority other than that of his own moral sense. In this essay, civil disobedience will be defined as the unwillingness to obey civil laws in an attempt to prompt change in governmental law or procedure, demonstrated by the use of nonviolent methods. The matter in question, then, is whether such civil disobedience is…