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Passed by United Nations, 1948. It’s an anniversary!  60 YEARS THIS DECEMBER!

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1 Passed by United Nations, 1948

2 It’s an anniversary!  60 YEARS THIS DECEMBER!

3 Have Americans always had equal rights? How about the right to vote?

4 One right sometimes conflicts with another right

5 Should the “right to bear arms” (the 2 nd Amendment) prevent citizens from the right to be safe from criminals who use guns?

6 Many believe that by protecting the rights of people all over the world, we make the world safer and more peaceful for our nation as well as for others.

7 Major Human Rights Organizations  We have monthly Amnesty International student meetings at lunch. Stay tuned for information! Founded 1961. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace. Founded 1978. Founded 1945.

8 Human Rights Day at St. Luke’s  GRADES 7 & 8 AND THEIR NEWCOMERS BUDDIES  AUDITORIUM, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008  CELEBRATE THE 50 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UDHR!

9 Speak Truth to Power!

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