3. Being Human
Sympathy
Intelligence

7. What is a Right? truth Moral Principles social claim Fairness
conduct affairs without government interference
Moral Principles
social claim
Fairness
legal guarantees
truth

14. What are Human Rights?

15. Human rights belong to all people regardless of their sex, race, color, language, national origin, age, class, religion, or political beliefs They are universal, inalienable, indivisible, and interdependent People have the right to receive equal treatment, to be free from prohibited discrimination and harassment, and to have access to places, services, opportunities

16. Universality:
The character or state of being universal; existence or prevalence everywhere meaning universal inclusiveness in scope or range and relation, extension, or applicability to all
Inalienable Rights:
Entitlements that are guaranteed and cannot be surrendered or transferred to another, for example, equality and liberty

17. Indivisible:
Not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
Interdependent:
Mutually dependent; depending on each other.
Prohibited:
To forbid by authority; to prevent; preclude.

20. Discrimination is often based on stereotypes – where a person creates an oversimplified, false or generalized portrayal of a group of people
Stereotyping involves taking the characteristic of one member of a group and applying it to all members of a group
Stereotypes are often the basis of many ethnic or gender jokes – they can be offensive
“All teenage male drivers are reckless drivers” is an example of stereotyping

21. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion based on a stereotype or inadequate information
Individual merit and characteristics are not taken into account when a person is judging someone
There is no way of knowing all male drivers are reckless if opinions are based on a stereotype

22. The End Result…
When someone’s behaviour towards another is based on stereotypes and prejudices the result is discrimination
Example:
An owner of a pizza restaurant refuses to hire Joe as a pizza delivery driver because he thinks all teenage males are reckless drivers is discrimination

23. What is considered prohibited varies from province to province
Usually includes protection from discrimination against race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, and family or marital status

25. Adopted by the UN in 1948 as a direct result of the experiences of World War II
Represents the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are entitled
Printed in over 375 languages and dialects – it is the most translated document in the World
Canadian John Peters Humphrey was the principle drafter of the document

27. Applies to federal government departments, Crown corporations, and business and industries that are under the jurisdiction of the federal government
Prohibits discrimination based on:
Race, colour, national or ethnic origin
Religion
Age
Sex, gender, marital and family status, and sexual orientation
Physical or mental disability
Pardoned criminal convictions
Addresses pay equity and hate messages

28. All provinces have human rights codes and are subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Human rights codes must be amended to reflect the Supreme Court’s judgements regarding the enforcement of the Charter
Example: Rights provided to gay and lesbian people under the Charter