Rights of the Individual - Syllabus

FIRST THEY CAME FOR

By Martin Niemöller

" First they came for the Communists, and
I did not speak out
Because I was not a Communist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and
I did not speak out
Because I was not a Trade Unionist

The they came for the Jews, and
I did not speak out
Because I was not Jew.

Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me."

Discussion

Look at all the 30 articles about Human Rights. Some of them you might not have heard of. Why do you think you haven´t heard of them?

Discuss the ones you do not understand and find out what they mean.

What is the biggest violation of Human Rights that you can think about?

Discuss which countries denies human rights.

Syllabus
Work in pairs with the texts. Remember to communicate in English. Use at least 15 minutes to discuss each text. Prepare some questions beforehand to make sure you have enough issues to discuss. 

1. Human Rights, p.6-9. Human Rights, Gyldendal, 2011
2. Human Trafficking, p. 24-25. Human Rights Gyldendal, 2011
3. Human Trafficking - Facts and Figures, Unseen
4. Slavery. www.clio.dk  engelskfaget.
5. Child Labour + Too Young to work, p.50-53. Human Rights, Gyldendal, 2011
6. A global March against Child Labour, p. 71-74- Crossroad, Gyldendal 2011
7. Euthanasia, English Online + opgaver
8. Film: 12 Years a Slave.  Director: Steve McQueen. 20

Tasks for texts

Links
The story of Human Rights 

Human Rights, Gyldendal 2011 
Human Rights Youth 
Human Rights in Denmark 
Summing Up
Outline
What are Human Rigths? Articles 

Debate
Denmark criticized for breaking conventions 
Euthanasia questions for discussion  

Further reading

1.  I escaped a Forced Marriage – at 15. Mary Glasgow. Club March/April 2010. 
2.  Capital Punishment.  http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/  
3. History of Slavery 
4. UK immigration bill will play into hands of traffickers, anti-slavery experts warn   The Guardian
5. Human trafficking, Unseen  
6. Film: Human Trafficking, Director Christian Duguay, 2005  
   Euthanasia BBC

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Possible Subject for Exams

1.    Gender orientation

2.    Forced marriages

Music

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Ella Eyre

Example Summing up