What does "human rights" mean to you?
What kinds of situations come to mind when you see or hear "human rights"?
What do you want to know about "human rights"? Why?
人権- どのように定義されているのでしょうか?
人間が人間として当然に持っている権利。基本的人権。(デジタル大辞泉, 日付なし, 小学館 【2025/03/08】)
人権とは、人種や性別、国籍、民族、言語、宗教その他いかなる地位とも関係なく、すべての人間に固有の権利を指します。人権には生存権、自由権、奴隷制と拷問からの自由、言論と表現の自由、労働権、教育を受ける権利など、多くの権利が含まれます。これらの権利は誰にも分け隔てなく与えられています。(国際連合広報センター, 2018/09/20, シリーズ DID YOU KNOW? : 人権 【2025/03/08】)
この世に生きるすべての人は、性別、国籍、年齢を問わず、生まれながらにして、かけがえのない価値を持っています。同時に、一人ひとりがみな「人間らしく生きる権利」を持っています。この権利は平等であり、決して奪うことはできません。この権利を社会全体で守り、尊重することによって、より多くの人びとが平和に、そして自由に暮らせる社会が築かれるのです。この人間のための権利。それが「人権」です。(アムネステイ・インターナショナル日本, 日付なし, 人権とは 【2025/03/08】)
1. "the basic rights that every person should have, such as justice and freedom to say what you think" (Cambridge Dictionary, no date, human rights)
2. "Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination." (United Nations, no date, human rights)
3. "Human rights are based on dignity, equality and mutual respect – regardless of your nationality, your religion or your beliefs. Your rights are about being treated fairly and treating others fairly, and having the ability to make choices about your own life. These basic human rights are:
Universal They belong to all of us – everybody in the world
Inalienable They cannot be taken away from us
Indivisible and interdependent Governments should not be able to pick and choose which are respected." (Amnesty International Australia, no date, What are human rights?)
Japan: Japan to set human rights guidelines for companies (Nikkei Asia, 14 February 2022)
日本:日本で性犯罪が起訴に至るケースはたったの1.1%(YAHOOニュース, 2024/12/26)
日本:高齢者への虐待 1万8000件余と過去最多 9割以上が家族や親族(NHK NEWSWEB, 2024/12/28)
Japan: Can Japan change its “modern slavery” Technical Intern Training? (Zenbird, 29 August 2022)
Australia: ABC features stories for, by and about Australians living with disability (ABC News, 30 November 2023)
Cambodia: UN raises concerns over Cambodia’s detention of environmental activists and human rights defenders (Cambodian Journalists Alliance Association, 1 July 2021)
Germany: 'Racism poses a threat to Germany's democracy' (Deutsche Welle, 11 January 2023)
Qatar: World Cup 2022: How has Qatar treated foreign workers (BBC, 22 November 2022)
What are human rights? (OHCHR, no date)
Convention on the Rights of the Child: For every child, every right. (UNICEF, no date)
Human Rights Friendly Schools (Amnesty International, no date)
Infographic: Human Rights of Women (UN Women, 6 December 2019)
The rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced people, and migrants worldwide (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
LGBT Rights (Human Rights Watch, 2023)
What are human rights? [Video 2:38] (Amnesty International, 10 January 2022)
The Role of Human Rights in Everyday Life [Video 7:56] (Global Rights Zone , 27 February 2025)
Kanae Doi: Human Rights and Japan [Video 2:10] (Globis InsIghts, 29 March 2023)
Who are Human Rights Defenders? [Video 1:23] (The World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), 28 October 2021)
Hate Speech & the Consequences Explained | What You Can Do to Prevent the Next Atrocity [Video 6:11] (United Nations, 18 June 2022)
A threat to human rights - The legal battle to stop climate change [Video 28:05] (20 April 2022)
Examples of local action in Japanese society
タレントのSHELLYさんが国会へ 「同意のない性行為は的確に処罰を」 刑法改正案の審議で (日テレNEWS NNN, 2023/05/16)
「子どもの権利」守ってのびのびと生きられる社会へ フリー・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパンの波田野優さん(朝日新聞, 2023/03/11)
Aiki Matsukura, Japan: Campaigning for children's rights (Transforming Lives: The Power of Human Rights Education, United Nations, 2023)
Examples of local action in other societies
Iran: “Woman, life, freedom!” an activist continues her fight for women’s rights: Mahnaz Parakand, Iran (OHCHR, 29 November 2022)
Korea: "‘A woman is not a baby-making machine’: a brief history of South Korea’s 4B movement – and why it’s making waves in America" (The Conversation, 11 November 2024)
Myanmar: "The secret reporter" (The Kite Tales, no date)