Human Rights EIO 3va

• Maatschappijleer
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Name examples of Human Rights

What are human rights?
(make couples - type a definition)

The Definition of Right (according to UNESCO – United Nations Economic and Social Committee):

. . . condition of living, without which. . . men cannot give the best of themselves as active members of the community because they are deprived of the means to fulfill themselves as human beings.

Compare your definition with the one UNESCO made.

First discuss in pairs

1. do you see similarities?

2. What do you like about the UNESCO-definition?

3. What do you not like about the UNESCO-definition?

01:36

What is the one word to express that something is for everybody, everywhere (any time)?

02:05

Besides the UN Declaration of Human Rights, can you think of other sources where human rights are described?

03:00

"People naturally (or instintively) follow certain laws (=natural law). But why then was there a time without human rights (as the video states). Discuss and answer.

03:25

"A group of English rebels...."
What were they up to (what did they do)?

03:35

Explain the word
Revolution

04:24

1. Europe agrees on human rights
2. Europe conquers the world, with colonies, oppressing people.
- How can 1 and 2 go togehter?

05:06

Why was the world close to extinction of human rights?

05:56

Write down the full name of the most important document in this video

06:54

What kind of nowadays slaves does the video refer to?

07:02

What is force of law?

08:04

Which famous person(s) can you name that fought for human rights?

08:36

Give an example of someone who helped or protected you?
And when did you help or protect someone else?

What is the most valuable lesson for you today?

Which new or complex word did you come accross today?

First period progamme

what did we do?

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

Assignment ( for a grade) - Human Right in a certain country, violation of these rights and what to do?

Amnesty International: Write for rights

2

Human rights came into being after WWII

1. true
2. not true
3. both true and not true

Something that is valid for everone everywhere is

1. universal
2. impossible

Name an example of human rights

First period progamme

what did we do?

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

Assignment ( for a grade) - Human Right in a certain country, violation of these rights and what to do?

Amnesty International: Write for rights

First period progamme

what did we do?

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

Today:

Preambule

Human Rights

Handout -  premabule universal rights

1. Look up: preambule. Explain in your own words. Can you also do that using the two parts of the word: PRE and AMBULE
2. Highlight three words you think are most important - be able to explain your choice

Handout - poster with Human Rights (1)

Make groups of four

Read the rights

Choose a right that interests you and go to the teacher to tell

Teacher ensures that different groups have chosen different rights

Handout - poster with Human Rights (2)

As a group you are asked by the Dutch parliament to do a 2 minutes pitch before the Dutch parliament 

to tell about the importance of a certain Human Right

that is important for young people

and how this rights should lead to practise in the Netherlands

You may use illustrations, theater, songs to do your pitch

So we did in the past lessons

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

Today:

Preambule

Human Rights

More next time

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So we did in the past lessons

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

Today:

Preambule

Human Rights

More this lesson

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Assignment was ...

Write a paragraph in which you link the Human Right to a situation of young people in the Netherlands (maybe to your own situation).

Your target group is the parliament

Feedback to each other on "Human Right" speech

1. Share your speech with your group (groups of 4p)
2. Each group has a chair, that ensures:

• every speech is followed by tips and tops of the others
• the groups chooses one or more relevant words that show high level of vocabulary (step 1 and 2: 25 minutes)

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Sharing in class: what makes a speech a good speech? (10 minutes)

What words came up / stood out?

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So we did in the past lessons

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

Today:

Preambule

Human Rights

Video

First half: repetition of what you already know

Second half: new, how to claim human rights

Claim Human Rights?

1. UN court? NO!
2. European Court of Human Rights (European Convention on Human Rights
3. Dutch court of law (Dutch Constitution)

Other organisations, INGO's:

• Amnesty International
• Human Right Watch

Assignment - divide into 4 groups

Prepare a short story about the functioning of:

1. European Court of Human Rights (European Convention on Human Rights
2. Dutch court of law and human rights in the Dutch Constitution
3. Amnesty International
   
4. Human Right Watch

Teacher will give time schedule and more instruction how to go about it.

You (as an individual) will be able to

give a 1 to 2 minute presentation about the organisation you chose:

1. European Court of Human Rights

2. Dutch court and human rights in the Dutch constitution

3. Amnesty International

4. Human Rights Watch

Share assignment

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So we did in the past lessons

Human Rights

origen,  where to find them, what they are , for whom, 

which organisations are involved, how to claim you rights

You cannot claim your human rights with a UN-institution!

So, how are you able to claim your rights?

And which organisations look into violations of human rights?

=> Handout