HUMAN RIGHTS

YOUTH TO YOUTH 2014

HELSINKI ESPAA
Who are we? What is Helsinki Espaa?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS?

 Human: A member of the homo sapiens species; a man, woman or

child; a person.
Rights: Things to which you are entitled or allowed; freedoms that are

guaranteed.

HUMAN RIGHTS: The rights you have simply because youre human. They apply to EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)

Consists of 30 articles:
We are all free and equal 2. Dont discriminate 3. The right to life 4. No slavery past and present 5. No torture We all have the same right to use the law 7. We are all protected by the law 8. Fair treatment by fair courts 9. No unfair detainment 10. The right to trial 11. Innocent until proven guilty 12. The right to privacy 13. Freedom to move 14. The right to asylum 15. The right to a nationality
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16. Marriage and family 17. Your own things 18. Freedom of thought 19. Free to say what you want 20. Meet where you like 21. The right to democracy

22. The right to social security

23. Workers rights 24. The right to play 25. A bed and some food 26. The right to education 27. Culture and copyright 28. A free and fair world 29. Our responsibilities 30. Nobody can take away these rights and freedoms from us

A letter from Muna

Hello, my name is Muna, I am 13 years old and I live in a small village in Africa. I have six brothers, and as the only girl my duty is to take care of all of them. In the morning I work the land with my parents, at noon I cook lunch for my brothers and in the afternoon I look after them. I have almost no time to go to school or to play, although most of my girlfriends cant do it either. Sometimes, when I have a minute, I read a little bit or go out to play for a while. When I grow up I would like to become a teacher and teach all the girls and boys of my village. I want to know more about you: do you go to school? How does it look like? And the teachers? Please tell me about your life, I am willing to know more about it! Best regards, Muna

Thank you and see you next Wednesday!