Discrimination Discrimination is an important public issue relevant to any analysis of human rights.
Discrimination is a problem which arises in relation to equality before the law.
All human beings are not equal in every respect. They are distinguishable not only by physical and mental attributes but also by their particular circumstances. These manifold differences must inevitably lead to acts which involve what appears to be discrimination. Few will disagree with the proposition that a young child cannot be given the same rights or subjected to the same duties as an adult. Likewise there are countless situations where one human being must be treated differently from another.