FREEDOMvs

SAFETY

What´s freedom?

Freedom is a natural capacity that thehuman being has. It consists in actaccording to their ownwill.

What´s safety?

It´s the feelingof protectionagainstexternaldangers thathurts the life´squality.

IntroductionThe ideal of a democratic state would be a

balance between freedom and security. In the case of having to choose one, freedom is undoubtedly the most important factor. Uncontrolled security without freedom´s intervention nullifies the individual , since if security is located as the main objective ends annihilating the other values of the state of right, like happiness, equality, freedom, justice...

"It is impossible for a man who enjoys freedom to imagine what it means to be deprived of it, if we are free we are masters of our own lives"

France suspend Schengen for a month

• On the occasion of the summit of climate change, France decided to suspend the Schengen Treaty, a treaty that allows European citizens to circulate in countries which belongs to the agreement without a passport.

• This attemptsagainst freedom, wanting to prioritizethe security, more concretelyforbbiding the rightof free movement

Geography of the dehumanization

The new speaks of a report by Amnesty International, that says that the human rights’ abuses are increasing by putting as an excuse a security defense. More than 122 countries exerted torture and more than 30 countries forced refugees to return to areas of war against their will. 113 countries of 194 restricted freedom of expression. 55% of countries had unfair judges, and 61 remain locked up prisoners of conscience. It is this democratic?

State of emergency

• France decides toperpetuate the state of emergency for threemonths more. This lawgives more power tothe police, and it allowsto carry out housesearches.

• France is usingthe terroristthreat to cut thecivil rights. Itattempt to thefreedom of allfrench citizens.

Secret service law

• The measures outlined by Hollande add to those already approved and in force in the last year. The most important relates to the secret services. Adopted in June , this law allows mass electronic and cyber tracking data without judicial control. Is qualified as liberticidal by organizers of the human rights and the extremist National Front .

• This measureattents againstthe privacitythat is a essential rightof thedemocracy.

Denmark approves confiscaterefugees´property

• The Danish parliamentapproves a legal reformthat restricts therefugees´ rights becausethe State confiscatesthe goods of them, and complicate the familyreunification.

• Refugees have thesame rights thaneuropean people, they escape from thewar of their country and they haveasylum right. Denmark is makinglife difficult forrefugees. Is this fair?

Libertad, seguridad … y acogida

Liberty, security… and reception

• The goverments use theexcuse of the terroristattacks to put thesecurity over freedom. They also use theexcuse of the terrorismto refuse refugees. Theyasociate the concept “muslim” with terrorist.

• Who are committed to enhance security even at the cost of restricting freedoms often drives them more an ideological grounds that a genuine interest in the welfare of citizens.

“Ley Mordaza”

• It´s a law that infringes the freedom of expression, informationor manifestation, and gives more power tothe police in manifestations.

• It´s an antidemocraticlaw, because thedemocracy has todefend the rights of thepeople instead of forbidthem.

Made by:

Inés BugalloPablo Coto

Xavier IglesiasIván Lamas

Daniel LópezYaiza MagariñosXosé Rodríguez

Rodrigo Vázquez

1º Bacharelato BilingüeIES Antón Losada Diéguez