Transcript Human Rights

Welcome to Country X
• With a group of others, you will establish a new country where
people have never lived before. In planning your new country,
determine the following:
Country Name
• Declaration of Rights: 5 rights that are deemed ESSENTIAL and
therefore GUARANTEED to each citizen.
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• Rights – principles of freedom or entitlement, fundamental rules
about what is allowed of/owed to people
Fall 2016
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Religious freedom
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Right to vote
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No alcohol restrictions
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Freedom of sexuality
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Freedom of expression
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Freedom of speech
Equality under the laws/regulations
and in society
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Right to die honorably
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Right to a fair trial
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Right to life
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Right to shelter and safety
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Right to food and water (sustenance)
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Right to bear arms, defend yourself
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Right to your own body
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Right to speeding in a car
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Right to education
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Right to privacy
Human Rights
• Most likely, your country’s rights are based on HUMAN rights…
For everyone.
• Internationally guaranteed.
• Protected by law.
• Focus on the dignity of the human being.
• Protect individuals and groups.
• Cannot be taken away.
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• Post-World War II  international concern for the reoccurrence of
atrocities
• 1948 – UN Commission on Human Rights created the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
Important document for curbing unjust governmental behaviors and limiting
governmental power
• Monitored by “watchdog” organizations (Human Rights Watch, Amnesty
International) and sanctioned by the UN
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Human Rights Problems
• While human rights are stated explicitly in the UDHR, it is difficult
for the UN to legally enforce these rights.
• Countries are expected to incorporate universal human rights
principles in national laws, but deep rooted cultural traditions can
infringe on human rights.
Education denied to girls
• Honor killings of women
• Slavery
• Forced prostitution
• Extermination of populations of people due to religion or race
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• You’ll work more with current human rights abuses later this week.
With your copy of the UDHR…
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Read through the articles.
Which are confusing?
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Complete the sheet,
“Analyzing the UDHR” with
your group.
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Be prepared to share your
responses.
SYSK: Where US citizens in Japanese
Internment Camps?
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What event was the catalyst for suspicion directed towards Japanese Americans in
1941?
What was Executive Order 9066?
Why were Japanese Americans living mainly on the west coast targeted?
Describe the 1942 propaganda film.
Describe the internment camps. Appearance, facilities, etc.
How was the Japanese culture affected while in internment camps?
What types of questions did the release questionnaire ask?
Why would this questionnaire offend Japanese Americans? What did some Japanese
Americans do with their citizenship?
What year were the internment camps end? In what kind of financial status did
many Japanese Americans leave the camps?
How does habeas corpus come into play concerning the camps?
What civil rights were violated?
What human rights were violated?
Was FDR “right” in issuing Executive Order 9066? (Define “right” however you
want.)