Subject Studies: Human RightsSeminar 4Tutors: Patricia McKee & Preetha Leela Chockalingam‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhereMartin Luther King Jr’

Human Rights

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Seth Rogen

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Today’s Seminar covers:

A very quick review of ‘ethics’What did you take away from the last session?Human Rights: What are they?Short video clip on the origins of Human Rights Amnesty InternationalVideo clip: Human Rights Violation and RefugeesDiscussions on Human Rights Violations (you will read an article in groups first)

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HUMAN RIGHTSHuman Rights as defined by the United Nations are the rights naturally accorded to all human beings by virtue of birth. These include:

The Right to lifeFreedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatmentRight to fair trialNo punishment without lawRespect for your private and family life, home and correspondenceFreedom of thought, belief and religionFreedom of expressionFreedom of assembly and associationRight to marry and start a familyProtection from discrimination in respect of these rights and freedomRight to peaceful enjoyment of your propertyRight to educationRight to participate in free elections

The Story Of Human Rights

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http://www.humanrights.com/what-are-human-rights.html

Amnesty International

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Amnesty International and other Human Rights Organisations help in the protection of human rights.

In 1960, Amnesty International was started by a lawyer who read that a few Portuguese students had been sentenced to prison for 7 years for merely ‘toasting’ to freedom..He was outraged by their human rights being overlooked and founded ‘Amnesty International’. The word ‘Amnesty’ means ‘an official pardon’ Amnesty International fights for the rights of peoplewhose human rights have been violated.

Shaker AamerImprisoned in Guantanamo Bay without trial for 13 years.

Post 9/11 CIA interrogation has frequently entailed ‘detention’ with no charge.The torture described by detainees is not dissimilar to methods employed by the Nazis during World War 2…Shaker Aamer maintains that British agents (MI5) were present while he was being interrogated by the CIA. He has always said he was innocent.

Amnesty InternationalSuccessfully fought for Shaker to be released.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX-8emlxqqc

The On-Going Refugee Crisis and Human Rights

Group DiscussionRead the articles given to you in groups, discuss and summarise the human rights issues in each.