Civic Education SS 1 Curriculum Guides – Universal Declaration of Human Rights

 

THEME – HUMAN RIGHTS

TOPIC 1 – BRIEF HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF UDHR

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Pictures

2. Posters

3. Illustrative Diagrams

4. Articles of human rights declaration e.g code of conduct

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Meaning of the seven core freedom of UDHR – Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is an international document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly that enshrines the rights and freedoms of all human beings.

 

2. Historical Background of UDHR

The international human rights movement was strengthened when the United Nations General Assembly adopted of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948.

 

Drafted as ‘a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations’, the Declaration for the first time in human history spell out basic civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all human beings should enjoy.

It has over time been widely accepted as the fundamental norms of human rights that everyone should respect and protect.

The UDHR, together with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its two Optional Protocols, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, form the so – called International Bill of Human Rights.

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LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to explain the meaning of UDHR.

2. gives the historical background of UDHR.

 

 STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. explain the meaning of UDHR.

2. discuss the historical background of UDHR.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. explain the meaning of UDHR.

2. discuss the brief historical background of UDHR.

 

 

 

THEME – HUMAN RIGHTS

TOPIC 2 – RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS, GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT IN UDHR

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Video clips and films

2. Posters and pamphlets

3. Photographs

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. say the roles of individuals, groups in UDHR.

2. explain the role of government in UDHR.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Roles of individuals and groups, e.g. advocacy through print and electronic media, awareness campaigns etc.

2. Roles of government, e.g. enactment of laws, establishment of agencies, the NAPTIP, Legal Aid Council.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. explains the roles of individuals and groups.

2. discusses the roles of Government in UDHR.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. dramatise the roles of individuals and groups.

2. locate and visit government agencies concerned with UDHR.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. explain the roles of individuals and groups in UDHR.

2. discuss the role of government in UDHR.

 

 

 

THEME – HUMAN RIGHTS

TOPIC 3 – THE SEVEN CORE FREEDOMS OF UDHR

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Pictures

2. Posters

3. Articles of human rights declaration, e.g. code of conduct.

4. Illustrative diagrams, etc.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. explain the meaning of seven core freedoms of UDHR.

2. mention the seven core freedoms of UDHR.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

MEANING OF THE SEVEN CORE FREEDOMS OF UDHR

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is a historic document which outlined the rights and freedoms everyone is entitled to.

It was the first international agreement on the basic principles of human rights.

 

SEVEN CORE FREEDOMS OF UDHR

1. Right to Equality

2. Freedom from Discrimination

3. Right to Life, Liberty, Personal Safety

4. Freedom from Slavery

5 . Freedom from Torture, Degrading Treatment

6. Right to Recognition as a Person Before the Law

7. Right to Equality Before the Law

 

Others are as follows:

8. Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal

9. Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest, Exile

10. Right to Fair Public Hearing

11. Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty

12. Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and      Correspondence

13. Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country

14. Right to Asylum in Other Countries from Persecution

15. Right to a Nationality and Freedom to Change It

16. Right to Marriage and Family

17. Right to Own Property

18. Freedom to Belief and Religion

19. Freedom of Opinion and Information

20. Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association

 

21. Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections

22. Right to Social Security

23. Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions

24. Right to Rest and Leisure

25. Right to Adequate Living Standard

26. Right to Education

27. Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of the Community

28. Right to Social Order Assuring Human Rights

29. Community Duties Essential to Free and Full Development

30. Freedom from State or Personal Interference in the above Rights.

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. explains the meaning of seven core freedom of UDHR.

2. discusses the seven core freedom of UDHR.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. explain the meaning of the seven core freedom of UDHR.

2. mention the core freedom of UDHR.

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. explain the meaning of the seven core freedoms of UDHR.

2. list and explain at least four of the seven.