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Learning Intentions: Students understand the formation and purpose of the United Nations and UDHR
Success criteria:
Understand and explain the motivations for the creation of the United Nations and the UDHR
Explain 'Doc' Evatt's role in the formation of the UN and the UDHR
Discussion: Rights and Freedoms
What rights & freedoms do Australians have?
Do all Australians have the same rights & freedoms?
Have we always had these?
Which groups have fought for their rights? Which rights?
Activity 1 - Copy the following into your workbook
Rights and Freedoms Introduction
World War Two was a turning point, sparking international concern regarding human rights. The Holocaust, treatment of prisoners of war and abuse of power by totalitarian governments led to the need for international cooperation and universal standards for the rights and freedoms for all people.
Australia was forced to examine its own treatment of groups such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. What began as isolated protests in the 1950s was fuelled in the 1960s by the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. Change for Indigenous Australians came over time with the 1967 referendum, the Mabo case and the Wik decision as well as the 2008 ‘Sorry’ speech.
Activity 2 - View
View The Story of Human Rights clip
Australia's Role in U.N. worksheet.docxActivity 3 - Complete this worksheet about the United Nations
This covers the purpose, formation and role of the UN as well as Australian 'Doc' Evatt's role.
Activity 4 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Read the simplified version of the UDHR. (Your teacher will provide you with a copy to highlight)
Highlight 3 that you feel are most important and explain why.
UDHR simplified version.docxPage updated
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