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HUMAN RIGHTS

"Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering,
and the opportunity to lead a productive life..."
(Jimmy Carter)

Information - Human Rights Day - Vocabulary -
Listening -
Interactive activities - Activities to print -
Lesson plans - Webquests -
Cartoons - Art - Cinema - Animations / Videos - Songs

(Updated on 13/11/2011)

 


Related pages :

Civil Rights - United Nations -
Peace - Tolerance - Freedom - Child labour -
South Africa - Ethnic groups

Racism - Torture

 

 

INFORMATION :

  • World 'failing on human rights'
    "World leaders are failing to tackle human rights abuses around the globe, Amnesty International says...
    The report - which covers 150 countries - was published ahead of the 60th anniversary of the human rights declaration, which was adopted on 10 December 1948. "
    (BBC)
  • Safe Schools for Girls! "For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender based violence (November 25 - December 10) Amnesty International is launching a campaign to stop violence against girls in schools."
    - with a slideshow
    (web.amnesty.org)

 

  • UNITED booklet (youthforhumanrights.org)
    It is a "pictorial version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, laying out the 30 rights all humans are entitled to  but in language that kids can understand."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, December 10th :

  • Human Rights Day (Wikipedia)
    "The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights..."

 

 

VOCABULARY :

  • Human Rights (British Council)
    "Human rights refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction, and likewise other localizing factors, such as ethnicity and nationality."

 

  • Human rights (Wikipedia)
    "refers to "the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled, people sometimes take advantage of these, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law."The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

    1 Human rights sources 1.1 The United Nations 1.2 Europe
    2 History of human rights
    2.1 Human Rights in the ancient world 2.2 Persian Empire 2.3 Maurya Empire
    2.4 Early Islamic Caliphate 2.5 Human rights in early modern era
    2.6 Modern Era 2.7 After World War II 2.8 International bodies 2.9 Regional legislation
    3 Philosophy of human rights
    3.1 Theory of value and property 3.2 Types 3.3 Justification of human rights
    3.4 Criticism of human rights
    4 Human rights violations
    5 National human rights institutions
    6 See also
    7 Notes
    8 References
    9 External links     9.1 Human rights organizations

  • Civil rights (Wikipedia)
    They "are the protections and privileges of personal power given to all citizens by law. Civil rights are distinguished from "human rights" or "natural rights". Civil rights are rights that are bestowed by nations on those within their territorial boundaries, while natural or human rights are rights that many scholars claim that individuals have by nature of being born."


 

 

LISTENING :

  • Human rights
    "We look at the language used to report on human rights and gain insight into some of the laws that exist to protect people."
    - with the script
    (BBC)

 

 

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES :

  • Quiz (library.thinkquest.org)
    "We've created a short quiz to see where you stand on the issue of Collective Rights versus Individual Rights. Simply read following scenarios that are discussed on this site, and decide on your opinion for each one."

 

 

 

 

ACTIVITIES TO PRINT :

  • Human Rights Quiz - PAGE 67
    "How well do you know your rights? Read the following situations and answer the questions by circling "Yes," "No," or "Maybe."
    (Ontario Human Rights Commission)

 

 

LESSON PLANS :

 

  • Human Rights (British Council)
    - Magazine article: "Human Rights for Great Apes?"
    - Word game: Human Rights. "Match words and expressions related to human rights to their definitions."
    - Story: Where Home Is. "This poignant story is about refugees in a place where they don't belong. They spend time listening to sad, sad songs and wondering if they will ever go home."
    - Cartoon
    - Trivia:     "Thing: After his conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, King Cyrus the Great issued the Cyrus Cylinder, discovered in 1879 and recognized by many today as the first human rights document."

 

  • Population Diversity and Human Rights (school.discovery.com)
    Objectives | Materials | Procedures | Adaptations | Discussion Questions | Evaluation |
    Extensions | Suggested Readings | Links | Vocabulary...
    "Objectives :
    Students will understand the following:
    1. Nations try to influence the actions of other nations by employing economic sanctions.
    2. Citizens of a nation may disagree on the morality and effectiveness of economic sanctions."

 

  • Lesson Plan: human rights violations (edition.cnn.com)
    "Objectives :
    * Students will define the concept of human rights and human rights violations.
    * Students will examine and evaluate the state of human rights in China and the United States."

 

  • A Just World : Unit Plan (tki.org.nz)
    "Strand Achievement Objectives to be Assessed : Social Organisation
    How and why people seek to gain and maintain social justice and human rights.
    Learning Outcomes :
    Students will:
    - Explain how people campaign for the recognition of the human rights of others.
    - Explain why people campaign for the recognition of the rights of others.
    Processes : Inquiry + Social Decision Making
    Learning Outcomes : Students will:
    - Conduct an inquiry into Human Rights
    - Make decisions about possible social action in relation to campaigning for human rights."
  • Face the facts (hreoc.gov.au)
    Teaching resources and worksheets for use in Australian classrooms
    Questions and Answers about Refugees, Migrants and Indigenous Peoples





WEBQUESTS :

  • Human rights. (poster.4teachers.org)
    - "Answer the questions
    - Make a poster about a person or an organisation who has been important for Human Rights."

 

 

 

CARTOONS :

  • The Nobel Peace Prize - cartoons
    MORE cartoons
    (cagle.com)

    Liu Xiaobo
    "is a Chinese intellectual, writer, and human rights activist and a political prisoner in China...
    On 8 December 2008, Liu was detained in response to his participation with Charter 08.
    He was formally arrested on 23 June 2009, on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power."  
    He was tried on the same charges on 23 December 2009, and sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment and two years' deprivation of political rights on 25 December 2009.
    During his 4th prison term, he was awarded the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize, for "his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."
    (Wikipedia)

 

 

 

 

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SONGS :

  • Get Up, Stand Up by Bob Marley (Wikipedia)
    "The song is a simple call to people all over the world and Rastas in particular to stop allowing themselves to be abused and mistreated."
    - the VIDEO (YouTube) - UPDATED

 

  • Human Right Torch :
    "End the persecution, bring back human kindness,
    Handcuffs cannot replace the interlocking rings
    Let human rights light up the earth
    The Olympic purity cannot be stained with blood

    From mount Olympus the mighty flame was lit,
    The radiant flag, the interlocking rings,
    Friendship and glory, giving freely,
    Co-operation for peace, justice, human rights and freedom"
    (No link)
  • What is UNITED? (youthforhumanrights.org)
    "UNITED is an emotionally charged human rights music video unlike any other.
    Its production included a 45,000-mile world tour covering four continents and 13 countries..."