10 Human Rights 2

Do you know what rights you have as a student or who has control over your life? Do you know who has fought for human rights in the past? This is a course about your rights and responsibilities today as well as the many struggles for human rights in the past. You will have the chance to explore the fight for human rights from the past such as the Holocaust during World War Two and examples from the present such as Malala Yousafzai and her campaign for girls to have the right to education. Current world issues relating to Human Rights will be delved into as they arise. 

Big Ideas/Concepts: 

• Your rights as a young person in New Zealand.

• World War Two and the Holocaust.

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

• Case studies from Australia, South Africa and the USA.

• The fight for rights in our world today.