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**Outline** ▪ Understanding Human Rights; ▪ Human Rights Principles; ▪ Characteristics of Human Rights; ▪ History; ▪ Human Rights dilemmas; ▪ Evolution of Human Rights; ▪ Human Rights protection; ▪ Non Governmental Organizations; ▪ Human Rights in Lebanon; **Thematic topics:** ▪ Children r...

**Outline** ▪ Understanding Human Rights; ▪ Human Rights Principles; ▪ Characteristics of Human Rights; ▪ History; ▪ Human Rights dilemmas; ▪ Evolution of Human Rights; ▪ Human Rights protection; ▪ Non Governmental Organizations; ▪ Human Rights in Lebanon; **Thematic topics:** ▪ Children rights; ▪ Democracy; ▪ Citizenship; ▪ Gender equality; ▪ Discrimination and xenophobia *Understanding Human Rights* ============================ - place of residence, - sex, - national or ethnic origin, - colour, - religion, - language, - or any other status. ▪ Every person is entitled to [fundamental rights], simply by the fact of being human. These are called **"human rights"** [rather than] **privileges**. ▪ They are "rights" because they are things you are **allowed to be**, **to do** or **to have**. ▪ These rights are there for your **[protection against people]** who might want to hurt you. They are also there to help us get along with each other and live in peace. Human Rights principles ======================= Characteristics of Human rights =============================== 1. **Universal** 2. **Indivisible, interdependent & interrelated** 3. **Inalienable** 1. **[Universal]:** 2. **[Indivisible, interdependent & interrelated:]** 3. **[Inalienable]**: - - The history of Human Rights =========================== ▪ **Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights (UK 1215)** ~rjal\ al\ deen~ molkya - The founding of the United Nations after the World War II with a membership of more than 193 independent countries so far. - The UN Charter required that all Member States promote **\"universal respect of human rights\"** and **cooperates** in order to achieve this goal. - This Charter includes **fundamental human rights** and the **respect of dignity** and **equality**. - **Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948.** ▪ The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 1948) -------------------------------------------------------------- - - **Who is Charles Malek ???** - - Dilemmas and misuses of human rights ==================================== The evolution of Human Rights ============================= I. First generation of rights [(civil & political rights)] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It had begun to be recognized when they started to consider that powerful rulers should not be able to do certain things and that people should have some influence over the policies that affected them. It was originated in the 17th and 18th centuries and have two main ideas: **Personal liberty** and **Protecting individuals against violations by state**. II. Second generation of rights (social, economic & cultural rights) -------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Third generation of rights [(collective rights)] ----------------------------------------------------------------- **How do we protect Human Rights??** International legal protection of human rights ============================================== mo2tamar 3hood tasre7 38 +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Treaty** | | +===================================+===================================+ | **International Covenant on | | | Economic, Social and Cultural | | | Rights** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **International Covenant on Civil | | | and Political** | | | | | | **Rights** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **International Convention for | | | the Elimination of all Forms of | | | Racial Discrimination** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Convention on the Elimination | | | of all Forms of** | | | | | | **Discrimination against Women** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Convention against Torture** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Convention on the Rights of the | | | Child** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Convention on the Protection of | | | the Rights of** | | | | | | **Migrant Workers** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Convention on the Rights of | | | Persons with** | | | | | | **Disabilities** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | **Convention on the Protection of | | | all Persons from Enforced | | | Disappearance** | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ International NGOs ------------------ Lebanese NGOs ------------- ente5abat democratya Human Rights in Lebanon ----------------------- ### Lebanese Constitution **=** Children ======== Children ======== ▫ **Illiteracy and lack of access to education** ▫ Considers children as subject of law and not object of law - - Citizenship =========== - - - ▫ It provides a more efficient form of government Democracy and Human Rights -------------------------- Democracy 3 they belong, or are perceived to belong to a certain group or category of people \"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights" ----------------------------------------------------------------- UDHR (Article 1) - Discrimination is not an easy term to define. - Discrimination has some elements: - Positive discrimination or affirmative action (Ex: - Racism - Racism - Personal - Interpersonal - Institutional - Cultural - Xenophobia **Examples of violations of women's rights**