Week 5 Assignment

Human Rights has been an issue in this world for a long time. Human Rights are rights that we all have equally. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...”(Declaration of Independence). With that being said no one should be treated differently because of their gender, race, or any other status. The government must protect and refrain from interfering with human rights. As individuals, we all are entitled to our own rights and we must respect the rights of others. The inequality and treatment that some receive because of their status is incompatible with the belief that all are created equal.

Gender inequality is the unfairness towards a person based on their gender. Gender inequality is becoming a major issue in today’s society. It is not only applying to women but it also applies to men but in most cases it is more common towards women. Many women in so many different countries including the United States suffer from gender inequality. The women that are being affected the most are immigrants, women of color, and women that are poor. In this day and time, that doesn’t mean that all of the other women are exempt. Most women in the United States do not receive the same pay as men or even being promoted to a higher position because of their gender. If all are created equal how come women cannot receive the same pay as men and how come they cannot be promoted to higher positions.

The discrimination against individuals based on their immigration status is a violation of the human rights. The immigration law such as the one in Arizona will tear up families and cause problems within the community. The law in Arizona requires individuals to carry proof of registration with them at all times. I understand that the government is only trying to reduce the amount of illegal immigrants but there has to be another way to do it without interfering with human rights. With the government having the right to deny legal rights to the vulnerable is not fair. In most cases, non-citizens are the first and most often the target when it comes to government abuse.

There are beliefs that this country stand upon but do not live up to. The government is suppose to protect and fight for our rights. The government is responsible for our human rights as well as the rights that are guaranteed to us in the United States Constitution. I was reading an article by a law professor and he talked about how the government is control of our freedom and rights. They can tell us what to wear, what to do and how to do it things. “All men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights..” (Declaration of Independence). Everybody is suppose to be treated the same because all men are equal no one should have be judged based on the color of their skin or their gender. Those are the kinds of things that prove that we are not truly living up to the beliefs of this country.