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Second Right of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 10 December 1948.
Student: Gugole Margherita

human rights:
no discrimination
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Second Right of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. 10 December 1948.

Student: Gugole Margherita

human rights:no discrimination

ARTICLE 2

"Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty."

  1. treats a person less favourably than others in similar situations on the basis of a particular characteristic
  2. fails to treat people differently when they are in significantly different situations
  3. applies apparently neutral policies in a way that has a disproportionate impact on individuals or groups.

Discrimination happens when a public authority, policy, practice or person:

WHAT'S DISCRIMINATION?

Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong.

BIRTH

COLOUR

PROPERTY

RELIGION

RACE

LANGUAGE

OTHER STATUS

SEX

POLITICAL OPINION

NATIONAL ORIGIN

TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION

This meant that JM paid more in child support than she would have done had she been in a heterosexual relationship Overturning a House of Lords ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that treating JM differently on the grounds of her sexuality breached Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination), taken together with Article 1 of the Human Rights Act’s First Protocol (protection of property). This case was a major victory for LGBT+ equality, reinforcing the unlawfulness of discriminating against people on the grounds of sexual orientation.

ARTICLE 2 IN ACTION

Liberty’s client – known as JM – had been required to pay more in child support because her lesbian relationship was not recognised under rules that resulted in people in heterosexual relationships paying less. JM’s payments were calculated in September 2001. Under the rules in force at the time, the housing costs of a heterosexual couple were treated as a shared expense. Because they were a same-sex couple, JM and her partner’s joint housing costs were apportioned between them.

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