Year 11 - Citizenship
What do NGOs have to do with human rights?
Synopticity: How do different ideas and concepts in Citizenship interconnect?
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Unit Summary
Pupils revisit key citizenship concepts from previous units and consider how they relate to each other, demonstrating their ability to draw together different areas of knowledge, skills and understanding.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain how NGOs support and protect human rights.
Key Notes
- Human rights are basic freedoms everyone should have.
- NGOs are groups that work independently from the Government to support a particular cause.
- NGOs raise awareness, support victims and pressure governments to protect human rights globally.
Vocabulary To Learn
- human rights: basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to
- NGO: a non-profit, voluntary group of citizens who work on a local, national or international level to achieve an aim; they are not controlled by the Government, but will often work closely with them
- advocacy: representing or supporting a person or organisation publicly by writing, speaking or taking action on behalf of that person or organisation
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Only governments can protect and enforce human rights.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Human rights are basic freedoms everyone should have. NGOs are groups that work independently from the Government to support a particular cause.
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: Only governments can protect and enforce human rights. Correction: NGOs also play a vital role by raising awareness, supporting victims and pressuring governments to uphold human rights worldwide.
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