□ Look at the pictures below. What is happening in each picture? What
is common In the pictures?
□ If these are human rights violations, write a paragraph on what you
mean by human rights.
2. Group work. Discuss what you would do in the following situations
and why.
Some of your friends do not agree with you on certain issues. They
have their own belief but they are few in number. Will you impose your own
beliefs on them? Why/Why not?
Some people tell you that they do not like what you are doing. Will
you force them to keep silent as you are very powerful? Why/Why not?
Some people dominate others who belong to different gender or race or
cultural identity. Do you support them? Why/Why not?
3. Answer the following questions:
a. What is the equivalent expression for Human Rights in Bangla?
b. How are the following words related to human rights?
i. freedom of speech
ii. freedom of belief
iii. freedom of press
iv. right to education
v. right to food
vi. right to safe shelter
vii. activism
viii. protection
ix. violation
c. Do you know what rights men, women and children have as human
beings? Make a list. If you don't know, imagine what the rights may include.
For example
A human being has the right to express his or her opinion without any
fear.
i……………………………………
ii……………………………………
iii…………………………………
iv……………………………………
4. Fill in gaps in the following articles of the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights with appropriate words from the box below. One is done for you.
Article 1: All human beings are born free and equal ... dignity and
rights. They ... endowed ... reason ... conscience and ... act towards one ... in the
spirit ... brotherhood.
Article 2: Everyone is entitled to ... the rights and freedoms set
forth in this Declaration ... distinction of any kind, such ... race, colour,
sex, language, religion, political ... other opinion, national or social origin,
property, birth or ... status. Furthermore, no distinction ... be made on the
basis ... the political, jurisdictional or international status ... the country
or territory to which... person belongs.
Article 3: Everyone has the right... life, liberty and security of
person.
of without and should in are with shall to as other or of another all
4.1 Work with a partner and discuss whether we enjoy all the rights
mentioned in the Declaration.
5. Read the texts in Column A and match them with Column B:
Column A
|
Column B
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a. No one shall be held in
slavery or
servitude;
b. No one shall be subjected to torture
or to cruel, inhuman
c. Everyone has the right to recognition
everywhere
d. All are
equal before the law and are
e. No one shall be subjected
f. Everyone has the right to freedom of
movement and residence
g. Everyone has the right to leave any
country including his
h. Everyone has the right to freedom of
peaceful
i. No one may
be
|
i. within the
borders of each state.
ii. compelled
to belong to an association.
iii. own, and
to return to his country.
iv. entitled without any discrimination
to equal protection of the law.
v. to
arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.
vi. or
degrading treatment or punishment.
vii. as a
person before the law.
viii. assembly
and association.
ix. slavery and the slave trade shall be
prohibited in all their forms. |
5.1 Work with a friend and check your answers.
5.2 Discuss whether these declarations are essentials for human beings
or not.
5.3 Write your arguments in favour of or against these declarations.
If you want to read the next lesson of this unit please click the link below:
Lesson 2: Are We Aware of These Rights? -II
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