Guess the Title – unscramble the words: Human Rights manhu ghtirs Equal by Law Comenius Image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation Friday, 25 May 2018

Human Rights Quiz Starter

Learning Questions What are rights and responsibilities? What basic human rights do people have? What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? How and why do people’s rights sometimes come into conflict?

Keywords Charter: a written statement of the rights of a group of people. Responsibility: a sense of obligation, or accountability, to act in a certain way or perform certain duties. Right: a moral or legal entitlement. Universal Declaration of Human Rights: a list of rights that everyone is entitled to regardless of race, gender, religion or nationality

What are rights and responsibilities? We all have certain rights. But to have these rights, we must take responsibility for them. Images © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation For example, you have a right to go to the cinema to watch a film… …and you have a responsibility to ensure you do not disturb others watching the film!

What are rights and responsibilities?

What are rights and responsibilities? At school you have certain rights and responsibilities. For example you have the right to learn, and the responsibility to not obstruct the learning of others. Can you think of some other rights and responsibilities you have at school? Are there any other rights you do not have at school but feel you should have? What responsibilities may come with these rights? In groups, make a list of the basic rights you think every pupil in your school should have.

Charter of pupil rights! As a class agree on the five most important rights you feel you should have, and enter them on the charter here! Charter of Pupil Rights You might like to ask pupils whether any of the rights they have chosen may conflict with the rights of any other people within the school community.

What basic rights should children have? Some of the rights you have at your school might be different to the rights of students in other schools. But you, and every child in the world, all share some basic rights. In 1989, 191 countries agreed on a set of rights that all children and young people should have, to make sure that they are happy, safe, and well-looked after. This set of rights is called the Convention of the Rights of the Child. Images © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation Please note: further information about the United Nations, who formed this charter, is given on slide 10. 54 rights were decided on in total. Can you think what some of them might be?

Convention on the Rights of the Child These are some of the rights in the charter. Did you think of any of them? The right to have a name and a nationality. The right to be cared for by their parents. The right to have their opinions heard. The right to free education at primary level. For the full Convention refer to http://www.unicef.org The right to protection from all forms of violence, abuse and neglect.

Convention on the Rights of the Child Do you think it is important for children to have a universal set of rights? Why? How do these rights compare to the rights you included in your Pupil Charter of Rights? Are any of them the same? Image courtesy Anne Filip.

8:06:37 PM Active Learning Task Brain Gym

Universal Declaration United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

What is the United Nations? During the Second World War many millions of people across the world died or suffered greatly. To try and prevent something like this from ever happening again, 51 countries came together in1945 to form the United Nations (UN). The aim of the UN was to promote peace and security for people around the world. In 1948 the United Nations agreed on a list of 30 basic rights and freedoms which every man, woman and child could expect. Image of war graves courtesy of stock.xchang

Universal Declaration of Human Rights The UN called this set of rights The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The rights of the declaration are for everyone, regardless of race, religion or ability. What sort of rights do you think might be contained in the declaration? Images © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation You may like to emphasize that The UDHR is the first set charter of rights formed, and the one from which other human rights charters, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, derive.

Agree or Disagree? Task instructions Label four corners of the room – Strongly agree, agree, disagree, strongly disagree Read out the ‘student-friendly’ statements about the declaration of human rights Each student should move to the corner that describes how they feel about the statement Teacher will ask students why they have made their choice – the student must give a reason

Agree or Disagree? Task instructions In conclusion, ask students in groups to classify the statements under the following headings (cut and stick statements): Everyone thought that... The class were very divided on... There were no strong feelings about...

Are some rights more important? Task – Move the statements in order of importance (1 = most important)

Conflicting rights Sometimes the rights you feel you should have might conflict with the rights that other individuals or groups have. Can you think of any times when your rights have conflicted with the rights of somebody else? This might be at school or at home. What different rights were in conflict? Image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation Discuss your experiences with the rest of the class.

Whose right is right? – a case study In 1999, Norfolk farmer Tony Martin was found guilty of shooting and killing burglar Fred Barras, 16, who had broken into his farmhouse in the middle of the night. Tony Martin was sentenced to 5 years in prison for manslaughter, and was released after serving two-thirds of his sentence. Image of Tony Martin courtesy of Empics Ltd Notepaper – image courtesy of stock.xchang More background to the Tony Martin case can be found at http://www.guardian.co.uk/martin/0,,214318,00.html. The right to protect your property is contained in the Human Rights Act 1998. Was Tony Martin therefore in the right? What were the rights of Fred Barras?

Conflicting rights In groups discuss each of these scenarios. Should walkers be allowed to access footpaths which run through farmland? Should CCTV be used to prevent crime? What about in a shop changing room to prevent shop lifting? Is it ever acceptable to separate children from their parents? What if the parents are unable to care for their child? CCTV sign – image courtesy of Anja Ranneberg Ramblers – image courtesy of stock.xchang Family – image © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation What different rights are in conflict in each case? Are one set of rights more important in each case?

Plenary - Human-rights quiz!

___ / ___ / ___ Human Rights Research Homework Due In: Task – Human Rights Project You are going to carry out research on the work of a human rights activist or a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) involved in human rights work. Use the worksheet to find out websites that may help you complete this work. Homework Due In: ___ / ___ / ___

Learning Questions What are rights and responsibilities? What basic human rights do people have? What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? How and why do people’s rights sometimes come into conflict?