Human rights Flashcards
What is human rights ?
the basic rights and freedoms which belongs to every person from birth to death
What are the top 10 main human rights ?
- Freedom from discrimination
- Freedom from slavery
- Freedom of Belief and Religion
- Freedom of expression
- Freedom from torture and degrading treatment
- Right to education
- Right to social security
- Right to own property
- Right to marriage and family
- Right to equality
Who are the five human right heroes ?
- Desmond tutu
- Rosa parks
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Nelson Mandela
- Elenor Roosevelt
What did Desmond tutu do for human right ?
Encouraged Non-violent protests
Ended racial segregation in South Africa
What did rosa parks do for human rights ?
Raised awareness of the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat for a white man in Alabama 1955 and got arrested
She was also a civil rights activist
What did Mahatma Gandhi do for human rights ?
Eased poverty
Expanded women’s rights
Eliminated injustice
Freed India from foreign domination
Applied the principles of nonviolent civil disobedience
What did nelson Mandela do for human rights ?
Fought against poverty
Promoted a culture of peace through the world
Fought for man rights around the world
Ended apartheid
What did Elenor Roosevelt do for human rights ?
Promoted Woman rights specifically to working class women
Which countries violate the human rights ?
- Yemen
- South Sudan
- North Korea
