HUMAN RIGHTS

Final Unit Lesson 1

Objectives

Define human rights and identify the 2 basic categories.

Examine Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Identify key international human rights documents.

Warm Up

What are human rights?

What are the 2 basic categories?

What does indivisibility mean?

Basic freedoms & rights to which all individuals are entitled.

Political & Civil Economic, Social, and

Cultural

Can’t separate categories – can’t have one without other

Activity

Ranking Human Rights

Take 2 rights at a time and place them in order. Pick up your next right, place it

within existing order…repeat until all rights placed.

Class Top 3 and Bottom 3

The Story of Human Rights

US & French Revolutions – Rights of people Geneva Conventions – Victims armed

conflict League of Nations – 1st international forum WWII Justification – Turning point, FDR’s 4

Freedoms Nuremburg Trials – Transcend state

sovereignty & individual immunity UN Charter – International standards

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Adopted Dec 10, 1948

Formal, universal recognition of human rights

All human beings born free and entitled to: Civil Rights Legal Rights Economic Rights Social Rights

Standard not yet attained

 

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

How does membership in UN promote human rights?

http://www.choices.edu/resources/scholarsonline/allee/sa9.php

Principles PSA Video translates articles

into highlights.

International Law of Human Rights UDHR (1948)

ICCPR – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)

ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951)

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (1965)

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1979)

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (1984)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)

Human Rights Council

Est. 1946 as Commission on Human Rights Promote & encourage rights & freedoms for all

1967 begins investigations & interventionism Decolonization of Africa & Asia

Criticisms: ineffective, blame oriented, protective political blocs, ignored gross violations, slow to react, anti-Israeli sentiment, membership

2006 became HRC – same criticisms exist Obama reverses Bush position & seeks US

representation - 1st audit of US, Nov 2010. Latest report HERE!

HR Video

Homework

Reading & Guided Reading Questions “Human Rights in Practice”