How Do Human Rights Affect Our Life?
Some of the articles of the Human Rights Declaration are outlined in the boxes below. Cut up the impact cards on the last page of this appendix and decide which Human Right each relates to. Then glue them or write them in the box below the Human Right that they relate to.
People should not be discriminated against.
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Everyone has the right to life. |
Everyone has the right to be free from torture. |
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We’re all equal before the law. |
Everyone has the right to privacy. |
Everyone has the right to a fair trial, and to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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Everyone has the right to freedom of religion, and to have no religion if desired. |
Everyone has the right to freedom of speech and expression.
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Everyone has the right to marry and have a family. |
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Everyone has the right to education and parents can choose the type for their children. |
Everyone has the right to own property. |
Everyone has the right to democracy.
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Impact Cards
Cut out and stick each card below the Human Rights Act to which it is relevant.
Forced labour is no longer used as punishment.
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Spain passed laws to ban phone tapping as they were seen as an invasion of privacy. |
Italy relaxed its laws on the media, which had previously been state controlled.
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State education is offered free of charge in countries that follow the declaration.
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Countries that follow the Declaration have laws against discrimination.
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Capital punishment (Death Penalty) is banned in the UK. |
Governments are elected at regular intervals. |
Juries in the UK are made up of a diverse range of society to avoid discrimination.
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Women are allowed to purchase a home without a male partner.
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Suspects can be released on bail until their trial if deemed safe.
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Belgium changed laws which discriminated against children born outside marriage. |
Sweden changed its laws on compulsory religious education. |
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