SOSC 2211 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Human Rights Campaign, Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Kalmen Kaplansky
29 Mar 2020
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After the second world war, canadians were then greatly concerned with issues such as prejudice, discrimination and human rights. By 1947, concerns had then evolved into campaigns for legal reform. The second world war had created a sense of urgency to alleviate hate and discrimination to avoid the possibility the past atrocities being repeated. This had led to the formation of the charter of the united nations and in 1948, the universal. Declaration of human rights, to condemn discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, language and sex. Ontario had lead the way, laws were enacted to prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, ancestry or national origin in public signs, employment practices, housing and sale of property. Before this, there were racist policies such as refusing to hire members of minority groups, rent or sell houses, allow them into skating rinks or dance halls, to cut their hair and to be served in restaurants.
