1. Name
RMPS Mrs McGuinness
Rm 135 Tue p3
4.1

2. Starter Question
Think about the people on this list. Who would come first for you if they were in difficulty?
Elderly people you don’t know
Brothers/sisters
Parents
People living far away in other countries
Yourself
Strangers of your own age
Teachers
Neighbours
Friends
Grandparents

3. Task 1 – Writing Task Elderly people you don’t know Brothers/sisters
In your exercise books put the title Rights and Responsibilities then write the list below in order of importance and underneath write a paragraph to explain your top 5 choices
Elderly people you don’t know
Brothers/sisters
Parents
People living far away in other countries
Yourself
Strangers of your own age
Teachers
Neighbours
Friends
Grandparents

4. Copy out and try to explain what it means.
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
John Donne

5. “the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world”
Human Rights

6. Lesson objectives
Today we are going to be learning about human rights and how they help human beings to live and grow.
Learning objectives:
Understand that human rights belong to everybody.
Understand that every human right is important and needed for human beings to live and grow.

7. What’s important to you?
Divide the info into Essential, Useful, Luxury
useful
essential
luxury

8. What do human beings need to live?
Imagine you are David Attenborough.
Describe what human beings need to live and grow.
For example:
What do human beings need to survive?
What things help us to grow physically?
What things help us to succeed in life?

9. Human rights
All human beings, have similar basic needs: nutritious food, health care, shelter, education, protection from harm and more.

10. The Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were set up to protect people . In the UK they are included as part of our laws.
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is

11. Human rights
Human beings need these thing to live and grow and to be human.
Needs are different to wants. Wants are not necessary for a person to survive, grow and develop.
Everyone of us has the right to have these needs fulfilled.
These rights are called human rights.

12. In 1945, after the horrors of World War II, an international organization was established, the United Nations. It was dedicated to maintaining peace and security and to solving humanitarian problems.
So in 1948, they developed a code of conduct for the protection of basic human rights to be used across the world. This was called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
It is not legally binding, but its content has been incorporated into the laws of many countries and it has become a standard measure of human rights across the world.
However, there are still many countries and people who abuse these rights.

13. Human Rights Violations
What abuses of human rights are you aware of?
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

14. children in a Nazi concentration camp
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

15. forced to live in terrible conditions, simply because
they are Jewish
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

16. From 1991-1995, conflict in the former Yugoslavia led to GENOCIDE.
The Nazis were not he only people in history to enslave others in concentration camps.
From , conflict in the former Yugoslavia led to GENOCIDE.
The world was shocked by images on the TV showing people behind the fences of concentration camps.
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

17. In many parts of the world for speaking out against
people can be arrested
for speaking out against
the government
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

18. I’m presuming they know something about this – but you may need to check
Guantanamo Bay
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

19. You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

20. children: forced into being soldiers
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

21. In Iran women are punished severely
and even stoned to death for 'crimes'
such as adultery or dressing indecently
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

22. Men who are found guilty of homosexuality can also
face the death sentence
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

23. Can you spot the human rights Clue: Who is missing? Why?
issue in this photo?
Clue: Who is missing? Why?
You should be able to explain what the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is and give examples of how these rights are denied

24. Your rights, my rights
Human rights support all areas of our lives, for example:
Right to education
Right to have your own thoughts, beliefs and religion
Right to vote in elections once you reach the voting age
Right not to be required to do forced labour and not to be treated as a slave
You can think of human rights as a set of rules that state what we all need to live and grow, and how we should treat each other.

25. (some might come under more than one so the box can be stripey!)
The Articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights were set up to protect people . In the UK they are included as part of our laws. Not all countries do this!!!
Shade the articles of the Human Rights bill using 3 different colours to show what they represent UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADINGS.
(some might come under more than one so the box can be stripey!)

26. Protection Standard of living Equality Key:
Right to Work and to Join Trade Unions
Freedom from State or Personal Interference in Human Rights
Right to Rest and Leisure
Right to an Education
Right to Social Security
Right to Marriage and Family
Freedom from Interference with Correspondence
Freedom from Discrimination
Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It
Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty
Right to a Social Order that allows this Document
Right to Own Property
Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution
Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country
Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association
Right to Participate in Free Elections
Freedom of Belief and Religion
Freedom of Opinion and Information
Community Duties Essential to Free and Full Development
Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of Community
Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Security
Right to Equality
Freedom from Slavery
Right to Adequate Living Standard
Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile
Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal
Right to Equality before the Law
Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law
Right to Fair Public Hearing
Protection
Standard of living
Equality
Key:

27. Most Important?
Which do you think are the most important?
Copy out the ones you think are the 5 most important

28. Important - all human rights are yours
In reality you don’t ever have to choose your human rights.
Human rights belong to everyone from when they are born.
Although they can sometimes be restricted, human rights can never be taken away from you.

29. Important - all human rights are yours
Every human right is important!
Every human right is needed to live and grow – and to be a human being!

30. Using the information given;
Design a leaflet to illustrate the most important articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
You will need to explain:
What the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
actually is
Why it is important
Why it was set up
What the articles are.
Use pictures to help explain your ideas.

31. What have we learnt?
That human rights belong to everybody.
That every human right is important and needed for human beings to live and grow.