human rights

ICESCR

ICESCR

________: articles 13 & 14 state all governments make primary education free and compulsory.

Indivisible

________: unable to be divided or separated.

UDHR

________: article 15 everyone has right to nationality.

political rights

Civil and ________: protect individual from state eg.

UK

1918: Representation of the People Act 1918 (________) gave all male citizens right to vote.

trade union

Article 26: no right to force someone to be part of a(n) ________.

Unions

________ protect workers rights through lobbying government to create better legislation to protect labour rights, advocacy for workers in negotiation and other action eg.

Environmental

________ and peace: rights of future general eg self determination.

Trade unionism

________: rights of workers to join together.

Self determination

________: the collective right of a territory or national grouping of people to determine their political status and how they will be governed, without interference.

Universal suffrage

________: the right of all citizens to vote in political matters.

Slavery

________: a type of forced labour in which a person is considred to be the legal property of another.

UDHR

________: everyone has right to education.

ICESCR

________: article 1 all people have right to self- determination.

UK

The Slave Trade Act 1807 (________): ended ________ importation of slaves to colonies.

Universal

apply to everyone regardless of race, age, gender, sexuality, disability

inalienable

cannot be taken away

Indivisible

unable to be divided or separated

inherent

permanent and essential

civil and political rights

protect individual from state eg

economic and social

cultural and social wellbeing eg

environmental and peace

rights of future general eg self determination

Slavery

a type of forced labour in which a person is considred to be the legal property of another

The Slave Trade Act 1807 (UK)

ended UK importation of slaves to colonies

Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America 1787 (US)

freed over 4 million slaves in the US at the end of the Civil War

End of WW2

all memember states of UN declared slavery ptohibited under article 4 of UDHR (No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms)

trade unionism

rights of workers to join together

labour rights

rights of employees when dealing with employers

2030 decent work agenda

4 objectives to promote decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection, strengthen tripartism and social dialogue, guarantee fundamental priciples and rights at work

article 23

right to work, choiceof employer, just conditions, protection against unemployment, equal pay equal work,just and favourable remuneration, right to form and join trade unions

article 24

right to rest and leisure, reasonable working hours, holidays with pay

article 26

no right to force someone to be part of a trade union

universal suffrage

the right of all citizens to vote in political matters

1870 (US)

all men got vitng rights (US 15th Amendment)

1893

NZ grant voting rights, irst country to do so

1894

SA granted womens right

1902

Australian Commonwealth granted womens suffrage

1918

Representation of the People Act 1918 (UK) gave all male citizens right to vote

1920

US women got the right to vote (19th Amendment)

1928

UK women got equal voting with men

2015

Saudi Arabia women allowed to vote

1901

Indigenous people received voting rights

1908

Franchise Act 1908 gave women full voting rights

1967

referendum gave indigenous people the full right to be included in the census

2007

roach v electoral commission (2007) interpreted all people even some prisoners have the right to vote

universal education

all people should have an equal right to education

ICESCR

articles 13&14 state all governments make primary education free and compulsory

UDHR

everyone has right to education

UNESCO

Education for all, Dakar Pledge 2000. involved 164 NGOs

1870

UK education act made compulsory 5-10years

1880 Aus

Public Instruction Act 1880 (NSW), education became free/compulsory

Now

NSW leaving age 17 years, 99% literacy

self determination

the collective right of a territory or national grouping of people to determine their political status and how they will be governed, without interference

sovereign state

a state with a defined territory that administers its own government and is not subject to or dependent on another power

1776

US Declaration of Independence

Left ATSI people without self-determination 2010

National Congress of Australia's First People Ltd was established

UDHR

article 15 everyone has right to nationality

ICESCR

article 1 all people have right to self-determination

1972

Stockholm Declaration first major agreement

1987

Brundtland Report recognised environmental stress can cause conflict

1992

Rio declaration focus on sustainable future development

peace rights

the right of citizens to expect their government to do all in its power to maintain peace and act towards elimination of war

1919

Paris Peace conflict held after WW1, produced Treaty of Versailles and league of Nations

1945

UN established after WW2/failure of LEague of Nations

1984

Declaration on the Rights of People to Peace by UN general assembly