Grade 10 Civics: Human Rights Project
Human Rights
Civil and Political Rights:
Genocide
Torture
Asylum
Right to asylum and refugee status to escape war, persecution in one's own country
Rights of migrant workers
Slavery
Bonded labour (taking small loans and then being forced to work long hours to repay debt)
Forced labour (illegal recruitment of workers by governments, political parties or private individuals and forced to work under threat of violence or other penalties)
Child labour in exploitative or dangerous conditions, depriving them of education and recreation)
Commercial sexual exploitation of children through prostitution, trafficking and pornography
Human trafficking (transport / trade of humans who are then forced into domestic work, prostitution, sweatshops, etc.)
Early and forced marriage (forcing girls into lives of servitude and violence)
Traditional buying and selling of people who are abducted, inherited or given as gifts
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Right to Development
Right to work
Right to standard of living adequate for health and well-being
Right to education
Right to participate in cultural life of community
Freedom of Expression and Censorship
Censorship and banning of print journalism, film, television, media, Internet, radio, visual arts, theatre, literature
Persecution, imprisonment and murder of authors for political, religious, sexual or other reasons
Freedom of Religion and Belief
Human Solidarity
Women's Rights
Violations of basic human rights and freedoms of women
Gender inequality, discrimination and violence against women
Equal access to and equal treatment of women in education, employment, healthcare
Barriers to women empowerment and advancement
Children's Rights
Improving living conditions and chances of survival for children
Providing better sanitation, greater food supply, opportunities for education, access to healthcare
Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Prejudice and racial discrimination
Right of self-determination (right to maintain and develop their distinct identities and characteristics, to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs)
Right to self-government in issues related to culture, religion, education, media, land and resources management, etc.
Recommended Sources of Information
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Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage from sources around the world.
Organization aims to protect human rights worldwide, with a focus on defending freedom of expression, protecting women's rights, abolishing the death penalty, demanding justice for crimes against humanity and demanding corporate accountability where companies have abused people's rights. Human rights information can be searched by country or topic.
One of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. Focuses international attention on human rights violations and gives voice to oppressed. Website covers human rights violations by regions as well as by topic.
Publisher of magazines and books on global social justice and sustainable development. Click on Human Rights link to find articles about human rights violations around the world.
International, non-profit organization dedicated to implementing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at local, regional, national, and international levels. Website defines and gives brief history of human rights. Violations of human rights in different countries are discussed.
United Nations Human Rights (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights)
OHCHR leads the UN's human rights efforts. Website lists human rights issues and links to UN's work on the issues.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) - Human Rights
Organization is committed to the advancement of human rights in the world. Besides covering human rights principles, website has an in-depth section on women's rights and reproductive rights.
Women for Women's Human Rights (WWHR)
NGO aims to promote women's human rights on the national, regional, and international levels. Website has an in-depth section on sexuality and human rights in Muslim societies.