The United Nations was founded in 1945, to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and promote social progress, better living standards and human rights. In 1948, the United Nations passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Watch this video:
and then look at the complete declaration here: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights
Discuss in your groups: Which articles do you find the most important or interesting? Are there rights which should be added, do you think? Which one(s) do you think are most often violated? Which ones have you come across being violated in the class work we have done so far?
Then read one of the stories on the violation of human rights here: https://news.un.org/en/news/topic/human-rights
Write a blog post where you answer the following questions:
- What universal right(s) is/are being violated?
- How does this affect the population?
Publish the post on your blog by the end of class on Thursday.
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