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Sunday, February 27, 2005

Who has rights?

Who has rights?:

"Violations of human rights are sometimes in the news, for example, when someone is imprisoned just for criticising their government.

What are human rights? In 1948 the United Nations issued its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It begins with basic rights like:

3. Everyone has the right to life, liberty and the security of person.
4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude.
5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment.

So, no one shall be killed, intimidated, or imprisoned for no good reason. In other words, everyone has the right to feel safe. No one shall be made a slave or treated cruelly. Most people would agree with these rights."

Suggested lesson plan from the site. I think we should start teaching it, folks.

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