Chapter 5

Key Vocabulary  Human Right  Discrimination  Human Rights Codes  Stereotyping  Prejudice  Complaint  Prima Facie  Gravamen  Respondent  Mediation  Conciliation

Age, gender,race stereotype That’s discrimination Not fair Creating a Web  Create an idea web around the following statement All Students are Alike

So what is a human right, then ? The right to receive equal treatment, to be free from prohibited discrimination and harassment, and to have access to places, services,and opportunities Discrimination occurs when an individual is treated unfairly because she/he is a member of a certain group. Discrimination is making a distinction between people and treating them differently on a basis other than an individual merit

Citation to Ponder  Human Rights are your rights. Seize them. Defend them. Promote them. Understand them and insist on them. Nourish and nourish them... They are the best in us. Give them life. - Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations

Canada and Human Rights  "[W]e who live in fortunate lands where we have inherited good things, are prone to accept good things, are prone to accept freedom, the most important of these good things, with an indifference which is the greatest threat to its continuance" Lester B. Pearson

Canada and Human Rights  In spite of enormous gains and the fact that Canada has one of the strongest rights records in the world, several groups continue to experience discrimination:  Disabled People  Gay Community  Aboriginal and Ethnic communities  Name some more communities……

Charter v. Human Rights Codes  Canadian Charter Regulates relations between individuals and their governments Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Regulates relations between private agencies and individuals Legal documents that protect people from prohibited discrimination (what considers prohibited differs from province to province) Human Rights Codes

“Prohibited”  Under the prohibited discrimination,one has to infer “discrimination based upon”  Race  National or ethnic background  Color  Religion  Age  Sex  Sexual orientation  Mental and physical disability  Family or Marital Status

Human Rights Legislation is used to correct and prevent injustice of discrimination Discrimination is based on stereotyping Stereotyping means an oversimplified, standardized,or fixed judgment A belief is stereotypes leads to prejudice or a preconceived opinion or inadequate information

Human Rights Act( Quick facts)  The idea behind the Human Rights Act is that everybody should be treated with dignity, equality, respect and fairness. But that doesn't make good newspaper copy!  Passed in 1977 and applies to federal government department s, Crown corporations, and business and industries that are under the jurisdiction of the federal government.  All provinces have enacted human rights codes, they are amended periodically and are also subject to the Canadian Charter

Quick Facts about Human Rights  they belong to everyone  they are based on principles of fairness, equality, dignity and respect  they are about how public authorities, including the Government, hospitals and social services must treat you  they prevent authorities from doing certain things to you, like treating you in a degrading way  they also sometimes force authorities to take certain actions, like taking steps to protect your life

Filing a Complaint/ Key Terms

 Complaint is the person making an allegation of discrimination  Prima Facie: legally convincing unless disproved by contrary evidence( a case whose case first impression is legally convincing)  Gravamen: the most serious part of an accusation

Key terms  Respondent : the person or organization that the complaint alleges committed discrimination  Mediation: intervention between conflicting parties that promotes compromise or settlement of the dispute  Conciliation: bringing conflicting parties to a resolution of their differences