Adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly 10 December 1948
Reaffirmed by the world’s governments in
1993, 2000 and 2005
“a common standard of achievement
for all peoples and all nations”
What
do these
human
rights mean
for our
school?
Article 1
All human beings are born free and equal in
dignity and rights. They are endowed with
reason and conscience and should act towards
one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2
Everyone is entitled to all the rights
and freedoms set forth in this Declaration,
without distinction of any kind,
such as race, colour, sex, language, religion,
political or other opinion,
national or social origin, property,
birth or other status.
Article 3
Everyone has the right to life, liberty
and security of person.
Article 4
No one
shall be held in slavery
Article 5
No-one shall be subjected to torture,
or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or
punishment
Articles 8,10,11
Everyone has the right to an effective
remedy…for acts violating the fundamental rights
granted…by the constitution or by law.
Everyone is entitled to a fair...hearing by an
independent and impartial tribunal in the
determination of his rights and obligations and of
any criminal charge....
Everyone...has the right to be presumed innocent
until proved guilty....
Article 12
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary
interference with privacy, family, home or
correspondence, nor to attacks upon honour and
reputation.
Article 16
Men and women of full age, without any
limitation due to race, nationality or religion,
have the right to marry and to found a family.
Article 19
Freedom of expression....
Article 19 cont.
Freedom...to seek, receive and impart
information and ideas.
Article 20
Everyone has the right to peaceful assembly and
association
Article 21
Everyone has the right to take part
in the government of his country
Article 23
Everyone has the right to work, under fair
conditions
Article 24
Everyone has the right to rest
and leisure
Article 25
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….
Article 26
Everyone has the right to education.
Article 27
Everyone has the right freely to participate in the
cultural life of the community
and to enjoy the arts
Article 27 cont.
Everyone has the right to share in scientific
advancement and its benefits.
Article 28
Everyone is entitled to
a social and international order in which human
rights can be fully realised.
Article 29
Everyone has duties to the community.
UN Charter
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on
Civil & Political Rights
International Covenant on
Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
Other treaties, declarations, jurisprudence
incl UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
UN Charter
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on
Civil & Political Rights
International Covenant on
Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
Other treaties, declarations, jurisprudence
incl UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
“In all actions concerning children...
the best interests of the child
shall be a primary consideration”
UNCRoC article 3.1
“States and parties shall assure to the child
who is capable of forming his or her own
views the right to express those views freely
in all matters affecting the child, the views of
the child being given due weight in
accordance with the age and maturity of the
child.”
UNCRoC article 12
“States and parties shall respect the
responsibilities, rights and duties of parents
or, where applicable, the members of the extended family or
community as provided for by local custom, legal guardians
or other persons legally responsible for the child,
to provide, in a manner consistent with the
evolving capacities of the child, appropriate
direction and guidance in the exercise by the
child of the rights.”
UNCRoC article 5
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
development of the child’s personality, talents and mental
and physical abilities to their fullest potential;
development of respect for human rights…
development of respect for the child’s parents, his or her own
cultural identity, language and values, for the national values
of the country in which the child is living, the country from
which he or she may originate, and for civilisations different
from his or her own;
preparation…for responsible life in a free society, in the spirit
of understanding, peace, tolerance, equality of the sexes,
and friendship among all peoples, ethnic, national and
religious groups and persons of indigenous origin;
development of respect for the environment.
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 29