Lesson 8
In this Lesson you will:
• learn about human rights
• learn new vocabulary
• participate in a discussion on the
topic of human rights
“Men are born and remain
free and equal in rights.”
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The French Declaration of the Rights
of Man and of the Citizen, France,
August 26, 1789.
A free man has:
1. some rights
2. no rights
3. all basic rights
What does the term
“Human Rights” mean?
1. The rights which belong to the
French nation
2. The rights which belong to the
European people
3. The rights which belong to every
human being in the world
4. The rights which belong to rich
people .
The French Declaration of the
Rights of Man and of the Citizen
was created in 1789, during the
French Revolution.
The French Revolution was the
first time in modern European
history that the “people” rebelled
against their rulers.
They decided that they should
have self - rule.
aristocracy
royalty
third class
In order to build a new society,
the French people wrote a set of
rules.
Can you predict
what these rules were?
The French people declared that
every person has basic rights.
His place of birth, his color and
religion are irrelevant.
Translate the words:
society
set of rules
basic rights
human being
religion
Complete the following sentences:
• We live in a _____________________.
• The French people wrote a set
of ________ .
• Every person should have _______
rights.
• Men and women are ____________.
• Judaism is a ________ .
rules, society, human beings, basic, religion
The first rule :
“ Men are born and remain
free and have equal rights. ”
The second rule :
A democratic country should protect
a person’s “natural rights”.
• his right to be a free man
• his right to own property
• his right to security
“Natural rights” are the rights a
person should get from the moment
he is born.
On December 10, 1948 the
General Assembly of the United
Nations declared the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights.
What happened from 1789
to 1948?
Slavery in America14th century to 1862
Refugees in Rwanda
(Africa), 1996
The Nazi regime1933-1945
Russian troops entering a
city in Chechnya 2001
The United Nations’ (UN)
Universal Declaration of Human
Rights declares:
“All human beings are
born free and equal in
dignity and rights.”
‫"כל בני האדם נולדים שווים בכבודם‬
"‫ובזכויותיהם‬
Match the following flags to their
country:
US
UK
China
Russian Federation
France
Syria
Match the following flags to their
country:
US
UK
China
Russian Federation
France
Syria
The Beginning
The United Nations was established on
the 24th of October 1945 by 51
countries. The UN’s goal is to keep
peace in the world,
Today, nearly every nation in the
world belongs to the UN.
Membership now totals 189
countries.
Questions
1. When was the UN established?
2. How many countries became
members of the UN in 1945?
3. Why did these countries unite?
4. How many countries belong to
the UN today?
Answers
1. The UN was established in
1945.
2. 51 countries became members
of the UN in 1945.
3. These countries united to
keep peace in the world.
4. 189 countries belong to the UN
today.
Did people have basic rights in the past?
Do people have basic rights today?
In this lesson we have
 found out about the history of
human rights.
 learned new vocabulary.
 participated in a discussion on the
topic of human rights.