How Have Universal Declaration Of Rights Changed Over Time

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Human rights are simply just that rights that you get simply for being human. Of course there is more to it than that and that is why the Universal Declaration of Rights has changed throughout time. When I read the Universal declaration of rights I thought it was very similar to the Constitution but in a worldwide sense. It was simple to understand and I agreed with them. However, what really got me thinking was the PowerPoint presentation questions which asked to think about which rights were being, protected, enjoyed, denied and conflicted.
Rights being practiced and enjoyed
There are some rights that are being practiced and enjoyed. For example Article 18 states that a person has the right to freedom of though, conscience and religion. This article also includes the freedom to change his or her belief as well as practice it in public or private(un.org). In the United States there are many religious sites that are dedicated to a particular religion. I remember a particular event which happened on September 25th, 2009 where thousands of Muslims gathered on Capitol Hill for a day of prayer. The organizer of the event said that the event was to inspire …show more content…

This bring me to another right that is in the Universal Declaration of rights and that is Article 19; Freedom of opinion and expression(un.org). While I do not agree with the anti-muslim protesters, they do have the freedom to have an opinion and speak their mind. Just recently, hundreds of thousands of women and male supporters protested against United States President Donald Trump who they believe made policies that hurt women(Simpson,2018). But just as people have the freedom to speak negative about the president they are also free to express support for him such as singer Joy Villa did during the Grammys in 2017 in which she wore a "Make America Great Again" dress in support of the president (Romaine,

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