1. Current Issues Standard 15: Human Rights issues

2. A Rights that Every Human Being Should Have

3. Different types of Rights Human rights-The fundamental rights that humans have by the fact of being human, and that are neither created nor can be abrogated by any government. Legal rights- rights laid down by the law. Example includes the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution Moral rights- rights that are not enshrined in any formal code but are held reasonable.

5. Where Do You Stand Killing is wrong It is wrong to keep someone else as a slave After a certain age, people should be able to marry whomever they chose People should be able to say and write what they wish All people should be be treated equally. People in prison should be told why they are being held People should be to worship freely All people should have a right to belong to a country People should be allowed to criticize the government People should be allowed to talk to and meet anyone they wish It is wrong to force a person to work A person accused of a crime should be tried by someone who has nothing to do with the case People should be able to travel and leave their county if they wish Private letter and telephone calls should not ne intercepted All people should have a right to medical help of they need it All people have a right to education

6. Where Do You Stand IN MOST CASEIN EVERY CASEIN SOME CASE

7. Nazi Laws Passed Against German Jews 1933- 1935 February 1933Emergency laws are passed to prevent people from “acting against the country’s interest”. These allow the police or army to search any house they wish and give the government the power to lock up anyone writing or making speeches which criticize what is going on. The death penalty is brought in for anyone found guilty of setting fire to a building, damaging railways, or plotting against the government March 1933Jewish people are forbidden to serve on juries April 1933No Jew can work in government. No Jew can join the police. No Jew can work in the law courts. No Jew can work as a doctor or dentist in a hospital. June 1933Jews are not allowed to enter cinemas, theaters, or art galleries, or to use sports facilities. July 1933It is declared that the Nazi party will be the only party in Germany. Anyone who tries to form another political party will be sentenced to up to three years in prison September 1933People can inherit farm land only if they can prove there is no Jewish blood in the family going back as far as 1800 September 1935Marriage between Jews and other Germans is forbidden November 1935Jewish people are not allowed to vote

8. What image is used on this poster? Why do you think this image has been used? What other images could have been used instead? Does slavery still exist today? What is your view about slavery?

11. Slavery Today Although the Universal declaration of Human Right sand the 1965 UN Supplementary Convention om the Abolition of slavery prohibit slavery it DOES STILL EXIST around the world. In fact, millions of men, women and children around the world are forced to lead lives as slaves. Several forms of slavery exist today. Bonded labor Child labor Forced marriages Human trafficking Traditional slavery

12. Modern Day Slavery

15. The Death Penalty List Your thoughts and opinions about the death penalty

16. Facts about the Death Penalty Child offenders= No Death penalty Studies consistently fail to find convincing evidence that the death penalty deters crime Death sentences and executions 2002 statistics 1,526 prisoners were executed in 31 countries At least 113 executions in Iran 71 people in the U.S. More than half of the countries have abolished the death penalty 76 countries abolished death penalty for all crimes 15 countries abolished death penalty for all but exceptional crimes 21 countries still have death penalty in law but has not practiced it for 10 years or more 83 countries still use the death penalty

17. Reflective Questions Did todays discussion affect the way you feel about the death penalty? What did someone say that surprised you? Why? Did any facts or statistics surprise you? What is your view on the death penalty? What purpose do you think the death penalty serves in todays society? Is it ethical for a state, country, or territory to kill their prisoners?