Application of Human Rights

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  • Examples of application of the UDHR
    • The Bahá?í faith
      • They believe that Baha'u'llah is the most recent prophet/messenger of God
      • In Iran, 99% of people are Muslim and 1% are either Jewish, Christian or Baha'i
        • Iran adopted the UDHR in 1948, but did not agree with all of it for some of it went against Sharia law
          • "Everyone has a right to life, liberty and the security of person."
            • Many families had to flee Iran because the country was unsafe for them after the Islamic Revolution
          • "Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion".
            • The homes of this faith are raided, materials related to their faith are destroyed and leaders are imprisoned.
          • "Everyone has the right to education."
            • Iranian authorities denied 800 of them access to their National Entrance Examination scores to prevent them from joining unis.
      • they promote peace and equal rights for all
    • Ethnic minorities
      • "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights"
        • Stott comments: "Too many people in Britain have a tendency towards xenophobia."
      • Stephen Lawrence
        • Institutional racism prevented a proper investigation into the teenager's death.
        • "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law."
          • Macpherson report laims that "black people are eight times more likely to be stopped and searched than white people."
    • Migrant workers
      • In 2015, the BBC reported on a racist hate crime when a nail salon owned by a Lithuanian woman was set on fire in East Belfast.
        • This is one example of many as police report that hate crimes have increased by 43% in an eight month period ending in January 2015 (BBC News)
      • "The right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
      • It is feared that migrants are taking jobs from the indigenous population
        • However, according to Stott the reality of the situation is that they are "filling gaps in the labour market" and are actually contributing to "positive effects on the societies and economies of the host countries.

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