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Human Rights Advertisements

eng / 10 December, Human Rights Day

Human Rights are the basic freedoms of every person in the world. They are based on equality, dignity, fairness, independence and respect. After the Second World War, many countries started to work on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which was finally adopted in 1948.

1. First we are going to read the thirty UDHR articles. Click on the image to see them.

Eleanor Roosevelt and Declaration of Human Rights

   Unknown author, Eleanor Roosevelt with the English version of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, (Public Domain)
 2. For sure there are words you don't know how to read so listen to these people from all over the world reading them. Click on the image.
People around the world
    Prawny, World, (CC0)
3. In groups of four talk about the articles that have grabbed your attention and why they have grabbed your attention. If you don't understand any articles, this is the moment to ask the members of your group for help.

4. Now choose an article and learn it by heart. You will have to say it aloud in front of the other students and explain why you have chosen that article.

5. Now let's see if you have read the UDHR carefully. Read the following statements and write the corresponding number of the article.

1. Right to life 6. Right to vote
2. Right to education 7. Right to property
3. Right to privacy 8. Right to freedom of expression
4. Right to work 9. Right to food
5. Right to fair trial 10. Right to health care

6. Then we are going to join reality and Human Rights. Read the following dialogue:
a. Hi!
b. Hi!
c. Who are you?
d. I'm article 25.
e. What are you about?
f. Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
g. Great. I need you.
h. Why?
i. There are some families in my country that are going to be evicted.
j. Ok. It is time to take action.

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Write your own dialogue using other articles from the UDHR.  Check your spelling with a dictionary and the structure with the given example. Practise the dialogues and act them out. Then record them with a mobile phone or camera to create a campaign using advertisements to draw attention to how things that are happening nowadays are against Human Rights. You should also brainstorm to find an appealing slogan. Then use the Internet to spread your advertisements.

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EXTRA ACTIVITIES

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Activity 1

Perhaps you find the articles in the UDHR a bit difficult. Here you have a version that may help you. And if you want to have a look at a more colourful option, read this illustrated version.

Activity 2

If you feel confident enough, you can take part in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Multilingual Video Collection. Follow the instructions in this link and record yourself reading one of the 30 articles of the Declaration in English.

Activity 3

Watch the videos corresponding to the UDHR articles in this page. In groups think about everyday situations that may be against human rights and speak them out in the group. Then explain it to the class. Think if there is something you can do to avoid these unfair situations.