1. © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted National Public Services Unit 1 Government, policies and the public services © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

2. National Public Services Where do your rights come from? © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

3. National Public Services Aims To identify the human rights of citizens in the UK. To outline the key human rights listed in the UDHR. To discuss where the principles of rights/ beliefs and values originate. © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

4. National Public Services Our human and legal rights Working as a group Read through the list of rights provided. Divide the list into what you think are human rights and those that you think are legal rights for citizens in the UK. © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

5. National Public Services Human rights violations genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction of an ethnic/religious/national group © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted WW2 – concentration camps/mass murder Bosnia – mass graves/genocide – the genocide that occurred in Bosnia was the largest European mass murder to occur in Europe since WW2. Bosnian Serb forces committed mass murder of Bosnian Muslims What examples of situations can you think of where human rights have been violated? Here are some examples:

6. © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted National Public Services ECHR The European Convention on Human Rights was established in 1950 by the Council of Europe to protect the fundamental human rights and freedoms of its people. It consists of 30 articles that outline the fundamental human rights of the peoples of Europe © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

7. National Public Services Human Rights Act 1998 The Human Rights Act 1998 outlines the basic human rights of citizens throughout the UK. The Act contains 16 rights and freedoms that were identified in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

8. National Public Services 16 rights and freedoms from the Act 9. Freedom of expression 10. Freedom of assembly and association 11. Right to marry 12. Prohibition of discrimination 13. Protection of property 14. The right to education 15. The right to free elections 16. Prohibition of the death penalty © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted 1.The right to life 2.Prohibition of torture 3.Prohibition of slavery and forced labour 4.The right to liberty and security 5.The right to a fair trial 6.No punishment without law 7.Right to respect a persons private and family life 8.Freedom of thought, conscience and religion

9. © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted National Public Services UDHR Working as a group © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted Discuss the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and write on the paper provided what you feel are the 10 most important articles.

10. © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted National Public Services Beliefs/values/rights Where do you feel that your rights/beliefs and values come from? Government Individual/group beliefs and values Family and peers Social structure – hierarchical nature of society Ethnic origins © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted

11. National Public Services Individual and group beliefs Working as a group © Pearson Education Limited 2010. Printing and photocopying permitted Discuss the scenarios that you have been provided with. State what you would do in the situations described and how your beliefs and values have influenced your decisions.