Lesson 8

In this Lesson you will:

learn about human rights

learn new vocabulary

participate in a discussion on the topic of human rights

Men are born and remain

free and equal in rights.
)".(" The French Declaration of the Rights

of Man and of the Citizen, France,

August 26, 1789.

A free man has:

1. some rights

2. no rights
3. all basic rights

What does the term Human Rights mean?

1. The rights which belong to the French nation
2. The rights which belong to the European people 3. The rights which belong to every human being in the world 4. The rights which belong to rich people .

The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was created in 1789, during the French Revolution.

The French Revolution was the first time in modern European history that the people rebelled

against their rulers.

They decided that they should

have self - rule.

aristocracy

royalty

third class

In order to build a new society,

the French people wrote a set of rules.

Can you predict what these rules were?

The French people declared that

every person has basic rights.

His place of birth, his color and

religion are irrelevant.

Translate the words:

society set of rules basic rights human being religion

Complete the following sentences: We live in a _____________________. The French people wrote a set of ________ . Every person should have _______ rights. Men and women are ____________.

Judaism is a ________ .
rules, society, human beings, basic, religion

The first rule :

Men are born and remain

free and have equal rights.

The second rule :

A democratic country should protect a persons natural rights. his right to be a free man

his right to own property

his right to security

Natural rights are the rights a person should get from the moment he is born.

On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations declared the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

What happened from 1789 to 1948?

Slavery in America14th century to 1862

The Nazi regime1933-1945

Refugees in Rwanda (Africa), 1996

Russian troops entering a city in Chechnya 2001

The United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares:

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
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Match the following flags to their country:

US

UK
China Russian Federation France Syria

Match the following flags to their country:

US

UK
China Russian Federation France Syria

The Beginning
The United Nations was established on the 24th of October 1945 by 51 countries. The UNs goal is to keep peace in the world,

Today, nearly every nation in the

world belongs to the UN. Membership now totals 189 countries.

Questions
1. When was the UN established?
2. How many countries became members of the UN in 1945? 3. Why did these countries unite?

4. How many countries belong to the UN today?

Answers
1. The UN was established in 1945.
2. 51 countries became members of the UN in 1945. 3. These countries united to keep peace in the world. 4. 189 countries belong to the UN today.

Did people have basic rights in the past? Do people have basic rights today?

In this lesson we have

found out about the history of

human rights.

learned new vocabulary. participated in a discussion on the

topic of human rights.