Human Rights By Tabitha and Cherie

What is Human Right? Indispensable Everyone should have it Regardless race, creeds, sexual orientation, gender, religious belief or age Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled to, often held to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

Examples of Human Rights Activists Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng Exposed abuses in official family- planning policies Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi  Advocates for civil rights

If human rights are ignored... People might be exploited in ways such as being forced or coerced into becoming soldiers. They might be forced to work at unreasonably low wages if they have no other sources of income. The world will become increasingly segregated. Humans will be essentially mute if they cannot voice their opinions freely. Imagine a world under the Big Brother...

Who should implement it? Human Rights All Governments United Nations You and Me

All Governments All endeavour to promote Human Rights “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.” Article 3. However, some exceptions  Different government have different legal rights  i.e. North Korea government violates people to religious freedom  They have not adopted the Human Right to freedom of Religion and Political Party

You and Me We should have equal respect for everyone. Not discriminating someone based on their: Physical or intellectual disability Sexual orientation Race Religion Age Gender

1998 Government (only in England) Acts of public authorities (1)It is unlawful for a public authority to act in a way which is incompatible with a Convention right. (2)Subsection (1) does not apply to an act if— (a)as the result of one or more provisions of primary legislation, the authority could not have acted differently; or (b)in the case of one or more provisions of, or made under, primary legislation which cannot be read or given effect in a way which is compatible with the Convention rights, the authority was acting so as to give effect to or enforce those provisions. (3)In this section “public authority” includes— (a)a court or tribunal, and (b)any person certain of whose functions are functions of a public nature, but does not include either House of Parliament or a person exercising functions in connection with proceedings in Parliament. (4) repealed (5)In relation to a particular act, a person is not a public authority by virtue only of subsection (3)(b) if the nature of the act is private. (6)“An act” includes a failure to act but does not include a failure to— (a)introduce in, or lay before, Parliament a proposal for legislation; or (b)make any primary legislation or remedial order.

United Nations According to the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights... 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. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

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