1. Revision Human Rights Assessment
Year 8
Revision
Human Rights Assessment

2. What are Human Rights? Some basic human rights are:
Human Rights are basic needs that all human beings have.
Our Basic needs never change; all human beings everywhere have the same needs and these are human rights.
Every human being should have the same human rights
Some basic human rights are:
The right to a home
The right to a decent amount of food
The right to clean water
The right to an education
The right to medical care

3. What are human rights? Watch the clip:
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A: Give one example of a human right.
B: Give one other example of a human right.
A:Give one reason why we have human rights
B: Explain one reason why we all need to know our human rights.

4. The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights in 1948
On 10th December 1948 the United Nations (UN) produced the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
The Second World War saw many people mistreated and abused.
Military prisoners were tortured and civilians were imprisoned or murdered.
The international community wanted a set of principles to set out the basic human needs that everyone should have.

6. Human rights for all?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is not part of the law of most countries. This means it does not give people legal rights and so some countries ignore it. This makes it more important that we stand up for our own and other people’s human rights!

7. What does the word violation mean?
Violation: to break a law or right.
Examples:
North Korea- Kim Jong Un
Nobody has the right to put you in prison without good reason
Martin Luther King
Freedom of speech
Malala
Yousafzai
Right to education
The suffragettes
Right to vote
Rosa Parks
Everyone has Human rights regardless of skin colour
The Holocaust
Freedom of religion
Nelson Mandala
Guantanamo Bay
Right not to be tortured

8. Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide voluntary movement of people who campaign for human rights. They run campaigns to stop human rights violations. Their vision is of “a world in which every person enjoys all of the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”

9. In the early 20th century UK women didn't have the same rights as men.
In the past...
In the early 20th century UK women didn't have the same rights as men.
They couldn't vote in elections.
The vast majority could only get jobs as house servants.
When they married their property became their husbands.
Was this fair?
Stereotype: an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic.

10. Are men and women equal today?
On average, women still get paid less than men.
As careers progress, women are away from the workplace for crucial years for childcare so are often behind men and miss promotions.
Women still face discrimination - for example, Sir Alan Sugar said he would think twice before employing women who might become pregnant.
Women are sometimes judged on appearance in a way that men are not.

11. What is racism?
Racism is judging or discriminating against someone because of the colour of their skin, religion or culture.
Discrimination - to do something unfair to a person because of their, religion, gender or race.
Actions
Prejudice – to judge a person before you know them, based on their race, religion or gender.
Thoughts

12. Think, Pair, Share
A: Explain what prejudice is and give an example. B: Explain what discrimination is and give an example. A: In your opinion, what does this quote mean? B:In your opinion, what does this quote mean?

13. Homophobia: Are things getting better ?
In the UK we have changed our laws…
Civil partnerships and then same-sex marriage
Equality Act protecting lesbian, gay and bi people
We are much more equal and we challenge LGBTQ+ discrimination
Campaigns, celebrities and sports people openly challenging negative prejudices and ideas

14. Christians views?
Homosexual practice is forbidden in the book of Leviticus:
However Jesus teaches everyone is equal: