This document discusses discrimination and human rights. It references several online sources about discrimination faced by American Muslims, discrimination against black soldiers from the West Indies during World War I, and prejudice against Muslims in America. The document also includes text from Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights guaranteeing freedom from discrimination regardless of factors like race, religion or nationality.

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2. WHERE IN THE WORLD DOES THIS
RIGHT NOT EXIST? HOW DOES THAT
AFFECT LIFE IN THESE PLACES?
Even though there are international
human rights, there are still some
people that do not follow the
rights.
DURING WORLD WAR ONE!
Even though there was a high degree of
(Ayton)
standardisation and regularisation in the
disciplinary code structure of the army,
“Everyone is entitled to all the rights Furthermore, no distinction shall be during World War One inequalities in
an d free doms set forth in this made on the basis of the political,
Declaration, without distinction of any jurisdictional or international status attitudes towards and treatment of the
kin d, such as race, colour, sex, of the country or territory to which a different races, classes and ethnic groups
language, religion, political or other p e r so n belo n g s, w hethe r it be existed. One response adopted by the
opinion, national or social origin, independent, trust, non-self-governing
black soldiers was to write to local
property, birth or other status. or under any other limitation of
sovereignty.” newspaper urging for ‘something hot’ to be
Article 2
(Woody, 2002) written against race prejudice. Black Britons
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
from the West Indies responded to the
outbreak of World War One with money as
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE THIS RIGHT? WHY IS IT CONSIDERED A VITAL/BASIC RIGHT well as volunteers, despite some political
FOR ALL HUMANS? opposition. (Glenford, 2009)
This right is basically ‘to have freedom from
discrimination.’ You should not be treated and We are not living in an enlightened world AMERICA !
treat differently, nor have your rights taken where people love and trust each other. This is Many Americans are incluned to deny
away, because of your race, color, sex, language, a common agreement that says what human equality and liberty to the Muslims
religion or political opinions. Your basic rights rights of all people are and we are supposed to neighbors simply because they are Muslims.
should be respected no matter what country make them reality - not a dream. (Ahorn, 2009) American Muslims are believed to support
you are born in or how rich or poor you are. al-Qaeda. Almost half of the Americans
(UDHR, 1948) Everyone has the same rights. believe that American Muslims are loyal to
For example, everyone has to go to jail if he or the United States.
she did something wrong.