1. Prompt The United Nation is very involved in attempting to protect the human rights of every person on the planet. Complete the provided prompt on Kofi Anan and Ban Ki-moon to take a look at this idea. BLOCK DAYS Wednesday&Thursday September 16, 2015September 17, 2015

2. Unit 1: Introduction to World History Today’s Topic: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights In your notes...

4. A Struggle for Human Rights

7. Human Rights Human rights belong to all people. Cannot take rights away based on Gender Race Color Language National Origin Age Class Religion Political Beliefs. People have the right to receive equal treatment, to be free from discrimination and harassment, and to have equal access to places, services, opportunities

8. “Human rights are more than legal concepts: they are the essence of man. They are what make man human. That is why they are called human rights; deny them and you deny man’s humanity.” Jose Diokno So, how did we get to this point? http://www.humanrights.com/#/what-are-human-rights

9. Natural Law An ancient idea. Definition: higher, unchanging set of rules that govern human relations Humans have been trying to live according to Natural Law for thousands of years. NATURAL LAW

10. Natural Rights As time moved on, Natural Laws became known as Natural Rights. Prior to the American Revolution, many philosophers came to believe that all humans have Natural Rights: Life Liberty Property They believed all people have these rights just because they are human beings.

11. Social Contract Philosophers proposed that in order to keep our natural rights, the people must engage in a social contract. The people agree to create and live under a government and obey its laws. The government’s purpose is to protect the natural rights of individuals. These ideas directly influenced the Founding Fathers (Declaration of Independence & the Constitution)

12. Creation of the UDHR By the end of World War II, Natural Rights became known as Human Rights. 1946: Commission of Human Rights formed 1947: Drafting of declaration begins 1948: Lengthy and often divisive deliberations December 10, 1948: UN General Assembly adopted UDHR The Vote: 48 in favor 8 abstained (Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Ukraine, USSR, Yugoslavia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa) 2 absent (Honduras, Yemen)

13. Five Categories of Human Rights Civil: the right to be treated as an equal to anyone else in society Political: the right to vote, to freedom of speech and to obtain information Economic: the right to participate in an economy that benefits all; and to desirable work Social: the right to education, health care, food, clothing, and shelter Cultural: the right to freedom of religion, to speak any language, and to practice the culture of one’s choice