Human Rights and the UDHR

Watch this… r6I Can you summarise it in a three word phrase?

The horrors of the World Wars and the Holocaust caused world’s leaders to meet as the United Nations to work out how to avoid future atrocities like these. They essentially asked two questions: 1) how should humans be treated, and 2) what does every human deserve? The answer, human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was the final list of these rights. The declaration outlines the fundamental human rights that everyone has or should receive just for being human, and for no other reason.

Rights everyone should have

Where did Human Rights come from? Watch the video and answer the questions kERit4

The UDHR The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Read through the 30 articles of the UDHR and list or highlight which human rights the victims of the Holocaust were denied Discuss in pairs; write on own sheets.

Evaluation Are human rights helpful for making the world a better place?