Lesson 8Lesson 8

• learn about human rights

• learn new vocabulary

• participate in a discussion on the

topic of human rights

In this Lesson you will: In this Lesson you will:

“Men are born and remain

free and equal in rights.”

The French Declaration of the Rights

of Man and of the Citizen, France,

August 26, 1789.

)"בני האדם נולדו ונשארים חופשיים ושווים בזכויותיהם."(

1. some rights

2. no rights

3. all basic rights

A free man has:A free man has:

1. The rights which belong to the French nation

2. The rights which belong to the European people

3. The rights which belong to every human being in the world

4. The rights which belong to rich people.

What does the term “Human Rights” mean?What does the term “Human Rights” mean?

The French Declaration of the

Rights of Man and of the Citizen

was created in 1789, during the

French Revolution.

The French Revolution was the

first time in modern European

history that the “people” rebelled

against their rulers.

They decided that they should

have self - rule.

royaltyaristocracy third class

In order to build a new society,

the French people wrote a set of

rules .

Can you predictCan you predict

what these rules werewhat these rules were??

The French people declared that

every person has basic rights.

His place of birth, his color and

religion are irrelevant .

society

set of rules

basic rights

human being

religion

Translate the words:Translate the words:

Complete the following sentences:

• We live in a _____________________.

• The French people wrote a set of ________ .

• Every person should have _______ rights.

• Men and women are ____________.

• Judaism is a ________ .

rules, society, human beings, basic, religion

The first rule : The firstrule :

“Men are born and remain

free and have equal rights. ”

A democratic country should protect

a person’s “natural rights.”

• his right to be a free man

• his right to own property

• his right to security

“Natural rights” are the rights a

person should get from the moment

he is born.

The second rule: The second rule:

On December 10, 1948 the

General Assembly of the United

Nations declared the Universal

Declaration of Human Rights.

What happened from 1789

to 1948?

Refugees in Rwanda (Africa ,)1996

Russian troops entering a city in Chechnya 2001

Slavery in America -14th century to 1862

The Nazi regime -

1933-1945

“ All human beings are born free and equal in

dignity and rights”.

“All human beings are born free and equal in

dignity and rights”.

The United Nations’ (UN)

Universal Declaration of Human

Rights declares:

כל בני האדם נולדים שווים בכבודם "ובזכויותיהם"

US

UK

China

Russian Federation

France

Syria

Match the following flags to their country:

US

UK

China

Russian Federation

France

Syria

Match the following flags to their country:

The United Nations was established on

the 24th of October 1945 by 51

countries. The UN’s goal is to keep

peace in the world,

The BeginningThe Beginning

Today, nearly every nation in the

world belongs to the UN.

Membership now totals 189

countries.

QuestionsQuestions

1. When was the UN established?

2. How many countries became

members of the UN in 1945?

3. Why did these countries unite?

4. How many countries belong to

the UN today?

1. The UN was established in 1945.

2. 51 countries became members of the UN in 1945.

3. These countries united to keep peace in the world.

4. 189 countries belong to the UN today.

AnswersAnswers

Did people have basic rights in the past?

Do people have basic rights today?

In this lesson we have

found out about the history of

human rights.

learned new vocabulary.

participated in a discussion on the

topic of human rights.