{"id":8876,"date":"2012-09-11T07:09:53","date_gmt":"2012-09-11T14:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/humanium.org\/en\/?page_id=8876"},"modified":"2024-09-14T14:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T14:09:51","slug":"discrimination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Discrimination<\/h1>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"4\" width=\"28%\" \/>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/nondiscrimination\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-71387 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"142\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1661078926.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>Non-discrimination<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The right to non-discrimination is a complex and vital right at the cornerstone of the realization of human rights, and The International Convention on the Rights of the Child is pillared by its ideals.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/minority-children\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-71492 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"145\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Shutterstock_1403939687-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" \/>Minority children<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Across the world, children are discriminated against due to the fact that they form part of a minority group or community. When they belong to more than one minority group, this discrimination is heightened.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/indigenous-children\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-72668 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Shutterstock_1072871408-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>Indigenous children<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Indigenous children face many challenges in asserting their fundamental rights, including poverty, discrimination and the endangerment of their culture. States must put in place special protection that takes into account their daily challenges, linked to the past of colonisation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/disabled-children\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73591 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Shutterstock_2477075233-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Disabled children<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Fifteen percent of the world\u2019s population has some form of disability. Children with disabilities, which account for 240 million of all disabled people globally, are among the most marginalized people in every society.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/girls-rights\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-74885 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_1207813390.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/>Girl&#8217;s rights<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Girls have the right to enjoy their fundamental rights just as much as their male counterparts. However, reality paints a different picture.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/discrimination\/lgbtq-children\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-75213 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-830x830.jpg 830w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-230x230.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.humanium.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Shutterstock_2175158991-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 146px) 100vw, 146px\" \/>LGBTQ Youth<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Beyond being subjected to discrimination, bullying, and even violence based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, young people in the LGBTQ community can also be exposed to efforts to change their sexual orientation through therapy or religion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discrimination Non-discrimination The right to non-discrimination is a complex and vital right at the cornerstone of the realization of human rights, and The International Convention on the Rights of the Child is pillared by its ideals. 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