Jurisprudence on Sex or Race Discrimination

Jurisprudence: Discrimination
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Introduction
The majority of the world population has difficulty embracing the idea that we all should receive non-discriminatory treatments or attention despite our differences. It seems natural to ascribe negative meanings to various differences and associate difference with supposed inferiority or superiority complex. However, such reactions are considered not natural since they can learn and unlearn. There should always be meaning accorded to various existing differences between individuals based on race, ethnicity, nationality, and the various negative effects have on the quality of life around the world. The issues also concern the continuing struggles that the people as moral beings undergo, therefore, calling for an understanding that would ultimately eliminate such vices as racism, discrimination, xenophobia, amongst others from the society.[Shobha, Arora. "Intersectional vulnerability in post-disaster contexts: lived experiences of Dalit women after the Nepal earthquake, 2015." Disasters (2020).]
The beginning of the war against discrimination on the grounds of race and sex demands that people have the right information at all times. Racism exists all over the world and is present in education, workplaces, health care as well as corridors of justice. Such discriminative actions are also found in media as well as the internet. The effects are seen in the stereotypes minority groups seem to hold on the majority, which may represent additional discrimination and suffering for women, children, or those with certain conditions. Racism and sexual discrimination are global realities that require a global response. This is because the victims of such vices in the society may differ in language and culture through sharing similar experiences of discrimination, exclusion, subordination, violence. This calls for all societies to stand and address such discriminatory acts in the forms that they manifest amongst the various populations and cultures. The major concern, in this case, is dealing with various common concerns that entail denial of equality to human beings on the grounds of their race, ethnicity, or nationality. The major challenge for the current generation is not to respond passively towards acceptance of the hand that history has played, but to put efforts towards positive changes that can assure positive impact for the posterity. Importantly, the current universal human rights era provides the necessary much-needed values and means for ending such inequalities, prejudices, and attitudes that sustain such vices.[Lee, C. Toxic waste and race in the United States. Routledge, 2019.] [Ibid (44)] [Levin, Michael. Why race matters. New century books, 2005.]
The past century successfully popularised the idea of universal human rights with the idea not fully understood. However, the essence behind the Universal Declaration of Human Rights focuses on the idea that everyone enjoys the full benefits of the same human rights and equal human dignity. There should be no aspect of denying human rights to individuals just because they are different from others, whether by sex, race, descent, ethnicity, culture, religion, or other grou...