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Human rightsPart 2

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What basic human rights do people have?

What charters are in place to protect human rights?

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Some of the rights you have at your school might be different from the rights of students in other schools. But you, and every child in the world, all share some basic rights.

In 1989, 191 countries agreed on a set of rights that all children and young people should have, to make sure that they are happy, safe, and well-looked after. This set of rights is called the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Fifty-four rights were decided on in total. Can you think of what some of these might be?

What basic rights should children have?

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The right to have a name and a nationality.

The right to be cared for by their parents.

The right to have their opinions heard.

These are some of the rights included in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Did you think of any of them?

Convention on the Rights of the Child

The right to protection from all forms of violence, abuse and neglect.

The right to free primary education.

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Convention on the Rights of the Child

Do you think it is important for children to have their own universal set of rights? Why?

Have a look at some of the otherrights listed in the Conventionon the Rights of the Child.

How do these rights compare to the rights you included in your Pupil Charter of Rights?

Are any of them the same?

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During the Second World War many millions of people across the world died or suffered greatly.

To try and prevent something like this from ever happening again, 51 countries came together in 1945 to form the United Nations (UN).

What is the United Nations?

The aim of the UN was to promote peace and security for people around the world.

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The rights covered by the declaration are for everyone, regardless of their race, religion or ability.

What rights do you think might be contained in the declaration?

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

In 1948 the United Nations agreed on a list of thirty basic rights which every man, woman and child could expect. Theycalled this set of rights the Universal Declaration of HumanRights (UDHR).

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Which rights are most important?

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In Britain, people’s human rights are protected by law under the Human Rights Act 1998.

This means that if an individual believes that their rights have been infringed upon in some way, for example by the police or local council, they can take their case to court.

There is also a special court called the European Court of Human Rights, in France. UK citizens can take their case there if they are nothappy with a British court ruling.

What right do we have as British citizens?

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The Human Rights Act 1998