Main topic of the mobility: The right to Freedom of Expression Filekpedeftiki Etaireia A’ Arsakeio Lykeio Psychikou   THINKING ALLOWED: Teenage students have their say on Human Rights Rough Outline of Activities on the Mobility to Greece Main topic of the mobility: The right to Freedom of Expression

General Information: (based on Wikipedia) “Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The term "freedom of expression" is sometimes used synonymously but includes any act of seeking, receiving, and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used. Freedom of expression is recognized as a human right under article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). Article 19 of the UDHR states that: "everyone shall have the right to hold opinions without interference" and "everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression; this right shall include freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers, either orally, in writing or in print, in the form of art, or through any other media of his choice". The version of Article 19 in the ICCPR later amends this by stating that the exercise of these rights carries "special duties and responsibilities" and may "therefore be subject to certain restrictions" when necessary "[f]or respect of the rights or reputation of others" or "[f]or the protection of national security or of public order (order public), or of public health or morals".

Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights “Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides the right to freedom of expression and information, subject to certain restrictions that are "in accordance with law" and "necessary in a democratic society". This right includes the freedom to hold opinions, and to receive and impart information and ideas.   Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.

Suggested Aspects   Suggested points of view/fields/aspects (ASP) that the right(s) should be examined under, researched and presented: (in the brackets there are only a few ideas that came to my mind….) Students, I believe, have more and better ideas on how to deal with the topics.

Freedom of expression ASP1: Art (eg. How has this right been expressed though art – music, cinema, painting etc? Have there been any cases of exploitation, censorship, violation, worth mentioning examples?) ASP2: Educational Systems (Do our educational systems allow for freedom of expression? Examples, suggestions) ASP3: Internet (including Social Media) (Up to what extent should this right be exercised? Exploitation; Social issues that come up out of this)  

Freedom of speech ASP4: Journalism (what is the current situation? Disappearances and murders of journalists; censorship; where should we set the limit?) ASP5: Literature (examples of works that deal with the rights, censorship, authors) ASP6: Constitutional situation in our countries / in the world, currently and in the past (How is this right protected in our countries? What was the situation in the past? How is the world dealing with the issue? Are there countries where the right is being violated? What have the international organisations done?)

Basic idea of work   The students of each country should: 1. research and be informed about the rights and their importance, as a national team. (Here comes the idea of the “surprise” presentation. The idea we discussed in Romania was that each country may create a presentation as a group based on the Right of Freedom of Expression and/or the Right of Freedom of Speech. The presentation may have any form the group wishes. The “surprise” element comes into the fact that no one else apart from me should know what the others are doing. I need to know because I must put them in an order of presentation that would be feasible, programwise. These presentations should not exceed 15 min.)

2. Each group chooses one of the 6 areas and make a research about the connection between the Right and the ASP. This can be about or not only: the situation in their countries, some examples of violations, the limitations and the restrictions as well as the responsibilities that these rights entail or whatever they consider worth mentioning and discussed with their peers in Greece, the development of the situation throughout the years and/or how this was treated in their countries from the past till now etc.

Goal   The goal is for the students: - to be informed - to form their own ideas about how these rights can be defended for the welfare of the world - to make suggestions about how people and especially young people should be sensitized and informed about the importance of these rights - to create presentations, in any form they wish, for every ASP within their groups, to be presented to the rest of the students on the last day - to exercise their creativity - to have their voices heard in an innovative way - to exchange ideas with their peers

In Greece, the students will be separated in groups according to the ASP they have chosen. Each group will be consisted of one member from each country (ie 6 groups). There will be more Greek members of course in each team- this is inevitable! They will be given tasks that will promote discussion and exchange of ideas within their groups. The ultimate goal would be to create a presentation of any kind they decide as a team (ppnt, role play, poster, video, speeches etc) that would depict the most important aspects of the field they will be dealing with. This presentation will be shown to the rest of the teams on the last day. There will be a brief discussion after each presentation for questions, clarifications, exchange of ideas etc.

Therefore the preparation of the students consists of them making research and gather info concerning the ASPs (one per student) with a view to inform their peers and all together come up with the most important things to be said and emphasized after dialogue and exchange of ideas within their groups. PUBLIC READING Will probably be made in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus. Choose a poem in your language about Freedom of Expression.

Constitutional situation TOPICS TEAMS (FRA) STUDENT IN MOBILITY Art(s) Educational system Internet Journalism Literature Constitutional situation