Year 10 - Citizenship
What tools are used by human rights defenders around the world?
What tools can we use to challenge injustice in our communities?
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Unit Summary
Pupils consider a diverse range of case studies to develop their understanding of how and why people challenge injustice in their communities.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what is meant by duty bearer injustice, and explain how human rights defenders can take action.
Key Notes
- Injustice can take many forms, such as discrimination, lack of access to education, or unfair treatment by authorities.
- Human rights defenders are individuals or groups who work to protect and promote the human rights of others.
- Duty bearers, such as a government have the responsibility to protect and uphold human rights.
- Defenders use tools such as protest, social media, legal action, petitions, and education to challenge injustice.
- Action can lead to real change by raising awareness, influencing law, or supporting those affected by injustice.
Vocabulary To Learn
- human rights: basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to
- duty bearer: someone who has a responsibility or obligation to do something, like protect people's rights or follow the rules
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Governments always protect human rights fairly and equally for everyone.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Injustice can take many forms, such as discrimination, lack of access to education, or unfair treatment by authorities. Human rights defenders are individuals or groups who work to protect and promote the human rights of others.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'human rights'
basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Governments always protect human rights fairly and equally for everyone. Correction: While governments are duty bearers, they don't always protect everyone's rights. In some cases, they may ignore, limit, or even violate rights, which is why human rights defenders are important because they hold duty bearers to account.
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