Human Rights Assessment

How are human rights enforced?

-individuals enforce human rights -government (ex. US Constitution)

Universe of Obligaiton

-people you feel responsible to protect -up to individuals to protect human rights

Inhumanity

treating humans with extreme cruelty

What role does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have in the global community?

Created by: UN adopted in the year: 1948 after this event: Holocaust for the purpose of: creates guidelines for all humans to live equally contains this many rights: 30 strengths: guidelines, forces countris to look over it weakness: it is not enforced

Discrimination

When people act on their prejudices or stereotypes, they are discriminating. Discrimination may mean putting other people down, not allowing them to participate in activities, restricting their access to work or to live in certain neighborhoods, or denying them something they are entitled to by right and law.

Perpetrator

one that carries out an act

Perception

one's own interpretation of the surrounding world

Victim

person that receives wrongdoing

Bystander

spectator, which means present but not taking part in the situation

Persecute

subject someone to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race or political or religious beliefs.

Empathy

the ability to see the world as another person, to share and understand another person's feelings, needs, concerns and/or emotional state.

Dehumanization

the act of treating others as less than human (denial of human rights, stripping one of self-esteem, convincing others that they are sub-human)

Bigotry

the actions of a bigot which show complete intolerance for other's views/opinions that differ from one's own

Tolerance

the capacity to accept differences, respect one another and stand up for what one knows is right.

Socialization

the process of acquiring a culture

Obedience

to carry out orders/commands

How can individuals stop the escalation of hatred in society?

They can oppose hatred, help the victims, and stand up for what is right

Stareotype

An oversimplified generalization about a person or group of people without regard for individual differences. Even seemingly positive ideas that link a person or group to a specific positive trait can have negative

Genocide

Genocide is the planned, intentional killing of an entire group of people because of their ethnic, national, racial, or religious identity. Any of the following acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group: Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group, deliberately causing conditions to bring about group's physical destruction in whole or in part, trying to prevent births within the group, forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Human rights

Human rights are basic standards, or essential freedoms, all humans receive at birth that help to provide an equal opportunity for all. Regardless of your gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, economic status or sexual orientation, human rights belong to all people. Throughout history and still today, not everyone enjoys full realization of these rights.

What are human rights?

Human rights are basic standards, or essential freedoms, all humans receive at birth that help to provide an equal opportunity for all. Regardless of your gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, economic status or sexual orientation, human rights belong to all people. Throughout history and still today, not everyone enjoys full realization of these rights.

What is the role of individuals in the nation and as a member of the global society in regards to human rights?

Individuals can be one of three things: perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. The bystanders are the most important part because they can either choose to support or oppose the perpetrating cause.

Prejudice

Making a decision or forming an opinion about a person or group of people without sufficient knowledge. This thinking is frequently based on stereotypes.

How does man's inhumanity to man lead to conflict in society?

Man's acceptance of prejudice and stareotypes can ultimately escalate to mass genocide (Pyramid of Hate)

Pyramid of Hate

Stage 1: Accepting stareotypes and/or prejudiced attitudes Stage 2: Acts of prejudice by name calling, jokes, ridicule, exclusion, etc. Stage 3: Discrimination Stage 4: Hate crimes and acts of violence Stage 5: Genocide

8 Stages of Genocide

Stage 1: Classificaiton -perpetrators label people Stage 2: Symbolization -symbols used to classify victims Stage 3: Dehumanization -make victims feel inferior Stage 4: Organization -plans are made Stage 5: Polarization -isolation, pushing groups apart -bystanders can help victims, not help victims, or support perpetrators Stage 6: Preperation -concentration and death camps created Stage 7: Extermination -victims are systematically killed Stage 8: Denial -perpetrators deny that the genocide happened

Case Study: The Holocaust

Stage 1: Nuremburg Laws and Pedigree Stage 2: Yellow star, "J", "Jude" on passports Stage 3: Stripped of citizenship, hate propoganda is used Stage 4: Nazi party expanded (SS, Gestapo) Stage 5: Ghettos Stage 6: Death and concentration camps created Stage 7: Ruthless, systematic killing of Jews Stage 8: Nuremburg Trials

Ideology

a system of ideas about life or society, especially of a political group; teachings; beliefs.

Mob mentality

behaviors which come out when people are in large groups. Sometimes it is used to describe a group of people in a disorganized, aggressive, panicked manner.

Racism

belief in a superior race; bias or hatred of another race; prejudice.

Scapegoat

blaming an individual or group for something based on that person or group's identity when, in reality, the person or group is not responsible

Rationalization

giving reason to an unacceptable act or behavior

Totalitarian

having absolute control; iron-handed.