Understanding Human Rights and Their Impact on Society

1. Lesson 9 How do Human Rights work?

2. Country of the Day: • The name of this country means ‘land of the pure’ in the Persian and Urdu languages. • The population of this country is 193 million people (193,238,868) as of July 2013. This makes it the 6th most populous country in the world. • It became independent in from the British Indian Empire in 1947. • The massive Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Pamir mountain ranges to the North contain 5 of the 14 mountain peaks in the world over 8000 m (26,250 ft) high. • Its national sport is field hockey. • Benazir Bhutto became the first female Prime Minister of this country and of any Muslim nation • On May 2, 2011 – Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special forces during a raid in Abbottabad. He was the leader of Al Qaeda. • Home of Tehrik-i-Taliban, a terrorist organization that resistance against the state, enforcement of their interpretation of sharia and a plan to unite against NATO-led forces in Afghanistan. Pakistan

3. “We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” — Malala Yousafzai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFCCa4eLQLs

4. Human rights quiz 2. True or false: Most human beings have human rights. 3. Yes or no: It is your human right to have an education. 4. Yes or no: It is your human right to have a mobile phone. 5. True or false: Every human right is needed for a human being to live and grow. Name three fundamental (basic) human rights.

5. Human rights quiz Refer to human rights cards 2. True or false: Most human beings have human rights. False: every human being has human rights 3. Yes or no: Is it your human right to have an education. Yes! 4. Yes or no: Is it your human right to have a mobile phone. No: this is a want; it isn’t a need that we are entitled to 5. True or false: Every human right is needed for a human being to live and grow. True! Name three fundamental (basic) human rights.

6. Maslow’s Pyramid

7. What is Self-Actualization? This refers to what a person's full potential is and the realization of that potential. Maslow describes this level as the desire to accomplish everything that one can, to become the most that one can be. Can you reach your full potential if you are deprived of human rights?

8. What are the differences between a WANT and a NEED?

9. Know your (Human) rights! • Today’s lesson objectives: • Understand where human rights came from. • Be aware of the laws that help to protect young people’s human rights. • Understand how human rights work in practice.

10. The human rights story • c26-33AD: Jesus Christ preaches morality, tolerance, justice, forgiveness and love. • 613-632: Prophet Mohammed teaches the principles of equality, justice and compassion revealed in the Qur’an. The ideas behind human rights can be traced far back in history. For example:

11. The human rights story • 1215: Magna Carta is issued and challenges the monarch’s power and aims to protect people’s rights. For example, it stated the King should no longer have freedom to punish an individual except through the law of the land. • 1689: Parliament agrees the Bill of Rights which set limits on the power of the monarch and sets out rights for all Englishmen, including freedom to petition the Monarch without fear of retribution.

12. The human rights story 1628: The Petition of Right — set out the rights of the people. 1776: The United States Declaration of Independence—proclaimed the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 1789: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen — a document of France, stating that all citizens are equal under the law. 1948: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights— the first document listing the 30 rights to which everyone is entitled.

13. The human rights story Why? The modern concept of human rights was created AFTER the Second World War.

14. The human rights story Why? About 6 million European Jews were killed - about two-thirds of the population of European Jews. Millions more murdered included Romani gypsy, homosexuals, people with disabilities and other political and religious opponents. Total number of Holocaust victims - between 11 million and 17 million people killed!

17. The human rights story The international community came together to discuss ways to make sure events like the Holocaust never happened again.

18. So, what did they do? The United Nations put together the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It includes 30 rights that every human needs to grow and flourish. Countries around the world started to agree to the UDHR in 1948. What was the impact? The UDHR started the development of human rights laws all around the world.

19. Why do we need these laws?

20. Human rights laws And if they don’t then the courts can hold the Government to account! Why are laws needed? Laws help to make human rights a reality in people’s lives. Instead of just saying the Government SHOULD respect people’s rights, it makes it law that they MUST.

21. Summary.

22. Twitter Campaign! • Select ONE of the 30 articles of the UDHR. • You are going to raise awareness of why you think your chosen human rights is important and should be better protected. • Compose a short but impactful twitter message (no more than 140 words) that you will use to spread the word. • The message should state: • Why the human right you voted for is important. • Why you think it should be better protected by the Government.

23. You CAN take action and you CAN make a difference!