How rights were built Historical analysis
Timeline First Generation 1789 - 1848 Second Generation 1845 - 1875 Third Generation 1875 – 1914 - 1989 Historic Context French Revolution British Revolution Socialism Union Anti imperialist revolutions Globalization Human Rights Civil and Political Rights Economic, social and cultural rights Right to development, peace, environment, humanitarian help Subjects of Rights Individual Peoples Peoples, ethnic rights, children, women Necessities Constitutions Democracies Participative Democracies Assumptions Legal Liberties Social State Civil Society
What after 1989? 911
What to think about now Security 21st century A fight against impunity Demand economic, social cultural rights International Laws and Institutions Security A fight against impunity
rights first generation STATE CANNOT PREVENT THEM MUST GUARANTEE THEM Political and Civil
RIGHTS SECOND GENERATION SOCIAL AND ECONOMICS PURPOSE: TO IMPROVE LIVING CONDITIONS RELATED TO EQUALITY ENFORCED AFTER WW2
RIGHTS THIRD GENERATION THEIR TOPIC REVOLVES AROUND PEACE, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE SELF DETERMINATION PEACE NATIONAL IDENTITY PACIFIC COEXISTENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT THEY WERE BORN IN THE 80’S AS A NECESSITY OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
RIGHTS FOURTH GENERATION GOOD USE OF TECHNOLOGY KNOWLEDGE ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE NEW WAYS OF BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY GLOBALIZATION
CIBER RIGHTS RIGHT TO PRIVACY ON LINE RIGHT TO ANONIMITY RIGHT TO BE PART OF AN ON LINE COMMUNITY NO ONE CAN BE SUBJECT OF SURVEILLANCE ON LINE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ON LINE
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES “We are all born free and equal.” —Article 1, United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Youth for Human Rights International maintains that children who do not know their rights are vulnerable and easy prey for ill- intended individuals. Statistics of loss of dignity and life through child abuse, gang violence, child labor and child soldiers are staggeringly high.
STATISTICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE Child abuse—40 million children below the age of 15 suffer from abuse and neglect. (United Nations Children’s Fund, 2008)
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE Gang violence—100 percent of cities with populations greater than or equal to 250,000 reported gang activity. (US Department of Justice)
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE Child labor—246 million children, one in every six children aged 5 to 17, are involved in child labor. (International Labour Organization, 2002)
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE Child soldiers—UNICEF estimates that more than 300,000 children under 18 are currently being exploited in over thirty armed conflicts worldwide. While the majority of child soldiers are between the ages of 15 and 18, some are as young as 7 or 8 years of age. (US Department of State, 2005)
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE Human trafficking—It is estimated that there are 27 million people in the world today who are enslaved. Every year 600,000 to 800,000 persons are trafficked across international borders. (US Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report, 2006)
Questions to think about Why? Who? Find examples of HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN ECUADOR