The Global Education Club

Human Rights

Human Rights is a big part of Global Education.
If our basic human rights are honoured, then there are no problems in our  world.
If our rights are not respected, then we need to do something about it.

  United Nations Declaration of the Rights of the Child, adopted in1959, is fabulous:

• The right to affection, love and understanding.

• The right to adequate nutrition and medical care.

• The right to protection against all forms of neglect, cruelty, and exploitation.

• The right to to free education and to full opportunity for play and recreation.

• The right to a name and nationality.

• The right to special care, if handicapped.

• The right to be among the first to receive relief in times of disaster.

• The right to to learn to be a useful member of society and to develop individual abilities.

• The right to a peaceful world.

• The right to enjoy these rights, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national or social origin.

For the full Declaration of the Rights of the Child, click here:

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, declared in 1948, is still a great starting point for human rights. All of us have these rights:

• We are each born free and should be treated in the same way. We should all be kind.

• We all have the same rights, despite different gender, skin colour, language, thought, religions, how much we own, and country of birth.

• We have the right to live in freedom and safety.

• Nobody has the right to treat you like a slave.

• Nobody has the right to torture you.

• to be protected the same way everywhere, like everyone else.

• to have the law treat you the same as everyone else.

• to ask for legal help

• The right to not be put in prison, kept there, or send you away from your country without good reason.

•  to a fair, public trial.

• to be considered innocent until proven guilty. You have the right to defend yourself. Nobody can punish you for something you have not done. 

• You have the right to ask to be protected if someone tries to hurt you, open your letters, take or harm your things, or bother your family without a good reason. 

• You have the right to travel as you wish in your country. You have the right to leave your country and go to another one, and return to your own country if you want. 

• If someone hurts you, you have the right to go to another country and ask it to protect you. You lose this right if you have killed someone, and if you don't respect these human rights. 

• You have the right to belong to a country. 

• You have the right to get married and have a family. Men and women have the same rights when they are married and separated. Nobody should force a person to marry. 

• The government of your country should protect your family and its members. 

• You have the right to own things, and nobody has the right to take these from you without a good reason. 

• You have the right to follow your own religion, to change it, and to practice it on your own or with other people. 

• The right to think and say what you want, and be able to share your ideas. 

• The right to organize and take part of peaceful meetings. It is wrong to force someone to belong to a group.

• The right to take part in your country's politics. You can belong to the government yourself, or choose politicians with the same ideas as you. Governments should be voted for regularly. Voting should be secret. You should get a vote and all votes should be equal. 

• The country you live in should help you make the most of the advantages offered to you (culture, work, social welfare).

• You have the right to work, and choose your work. You have the right to get a salary which allows you to support your family. If a man and woman do the same work, they should get the same pay. All people who work have the right to join together to defend their own interests (unions).

• Each work day should not be too long, since everyone has the right to rest and should be able to take regular paid holidays. 

• You have the right to have whatever you need so that you and your family do not go ill, are not hungry, have clothes and a house, are helped if you are out of work or old or ill or if your wife or husband is dead. The mother who is going to have a baby and her baby should get special help. All children have the same rights, whether or not the mother is married. 

• You have the right to be part of your community's arts and sciences and any good they do. Your works as an artist, writer, or scientist should be protected and you should be able to benefit from them. 

• So that your rights will be respected, there must be an "order" which can protect them. This "order" should be local and worldwide. 

• You have duties towards your community. The law should guarantee human rights. It should allow everyone to respect others and to be respected. 

• In all parts of the world, no society and no human being, should act in a way that destroys these rights you've just read. 

For the full Universal Declaration of Human Rights, click here. 

Click on the links below for more information.

Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Offers human rights education services and helps Albertans resolve human rights complaints.

Canadian Human Rights Act
Federal.

Canadian Human Rights Commission
Resolves complaints, promotes knowledge of human rights, and helps reduce barriers to equality in employment and access to services.

Alberta Human Rights Commission
Province of Alberta.

United Nations
Good information for adults and kids.