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Intelligence Intelligence
SympathySympathy EmpathyEmpathy
Interaction Interaction
Community Community
FairnessFairness
Moral Principles
Moral Principles
legal guarantees
legal guarantees
conduct affairs without government interferenceconduct affairs without government interference
truth
truth
social claimsocial claim
What What are are
Human Human Rights?Rights?
Human rights belong to Human rights belong to all people regardless of all people regardless of their sex, race, color, their sex, race, color,
language, national language, national origin, age, class, origin, age, class,
religion, or political religion, or political beliefs beliefs
They are universal, They are universal, inalienable, indivisible, inalienable, indivisible, and interdependentand interdependent
People have the right to People have the right to receive equal treatment, receive equal treatment,
to be free from to be free from prohibited prohibited
discrimination and discrimination and harassment, and to have harassment, and to have
access to places, access to places, services, opportunitiesservices, opportunities
Universality: The character or state of being universal;
existence or prevalence everywhere meaning universal inclusiveness in scope or range and relation, extension, or applicability to all
Inalienable Rights: Entitlements that are guaranteed and
cannot be surrendered or transferred to another, for example, equality and liberty
Indivisible:Indivisible: Not divisible; not separable into Not divisible; not separable into
parts; incapable of being divided: one parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.nation indivisible.
Interdependent:Interdependent: Mutually dependent; depending on Mutually dependent; depending on
each other.each other.
Prohibited:Prohibited: To forbid by authority; to prevent; To forbid by authority; to prevent;
preclude.preclude.
An unwelcome progression:
STEREOTYPE
PREJUDICE
DISCRIMINATION
• Discrimination is often based on Discrimination is often based on stereotypesstereotypes – – where a person creates an oversimplified, false where a person creates an oversimplified, false or generalized portrayal of a group of peopleor generalized portrayal of a group of people
• Stereotyping involves taking the characteristic Stereotyping involves taking the characteristic of one member of a group and applying it to all of one member of a group and applying it to all members of a groupmembers of a group
• Stereotypes are often the basis of many ethnic Stereotypes are often the basis of many ethnic or gender jokes – they can be offensiveor gender jokes – they can be offensive
• ““All teenage male drivers are reckless drivers” All teenage male drivers are reckless drivers” is an example of stereotypingis an example of stereotyping
PrejudicePrejudice is a is a preconceived opinion preconceived opinion based on a based on a stereotypestereotype or or inadequate informationinadequate information
Individual merit and Individual merit and characteristics are not characteristics are not taken into account when a taken into account when a person is judging someoneperson is judging someone
There is no way of There is no way of knowing all male drivers knowing all male drivers are reckless if opinions are reckless if opinions are based on a stereotype are based on a stereotype
When someone’s behaviour or actions When someone’s behaviour or actions towards another is based on towards another is based on stereotypes and prejudices the result stereotypes and prejudices the result is is DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION
Discrimination is illegal, unlike Discrimination is illegal, unlike prejudice and stereotyping, because it prejudice and stereotyping, because it violates the human rights of violates the human rights of individualsindividuals
Example:Example:An owner of a pizza restaurant refuses An owner of a pizza restaurant refuses to hire Joe as a pizza delivery driver to hire Joe as a pizza delivery driver because he thinks all teenage males because he thinks all teenage males are reckless drivers is discriminationare reckless drivers is discrimination
1. ________ A pregnant woman is not hired because the employer does not want to keep her position open during maternity leave.
2. ________ All young people are irresponsible
3. ________ A student believes that all shopkeepers are unfair because a shopkeeper accused the student of stealing
4. ________ Women are bad drivers
5. ________ A student thinks his homosexual classmate will hit on him just because he is openly gay.
6. ________ University students like to drink a lot.
7. ________ A professor believes the older students in his first year university class are smarter than the younger ones
8. ________ A woman in her thirties is treated better than a woman in her seventies by a store’s staff.
9. ________ A man believes his rich neighbour works harder than his poorer neighbour.
10. ________ A rich looking person is served before a poorer looking person at a restaurant
11. ________ A coach thinks that all boys play better soccer than girls.
12. ________ Women are more emotional than men
14. ________ A female employee with more work experience is turned down for a job promotion in favour of her less-experienced male co-worker
15. ________ Men are more adventurous than women
What is considered What is considered prohibited varies prohibited varies from province to from province to provinceprovince
Usually includes Usually includes protection from protection from discrimination discrimination against race, against race, national or ethnic national or ethnic origin, colour, origin, colour, religion, age, sex, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, sexual orientation, mental or physical mental or physical disability, and family disability, and family or marital statusor marital status
Adopted by the UN in 1948 Adopted by the UN in 1948 as a direct result of the as a direct result of the experiences of World War experiences of World War IIII
Represents the first global Represents the first global expression of rights to expression of rights to which all human beings which all human beings are entitledare entitled
Printed in over 375 Printed in over 375 languages and dialects – it languages and dialects – it is the most translated is the most translated document in the World document in the World
Canadian John Peters Canadian John Peters Humphrey was the Humphrey was the principle drafter of the principle drafter of the documentdocument
Sources of Human Rights
inCanada
Canadian Human Rights Act – protects citizens from discrimination in federal jurisdiction such as post office and federal employees ie) hiring, firing, access to facilities
Provincial Human Rights Acts-protects citizens of each province against prohibited discrimination such as hiring, firing, renting ie) Ontario Human Rights Code
Sources of Human Rights in Canada
All provinces have human rights All provinces have human rights codes (ie. Ontario Human Rights Act) codes (ie. Ontario Human Rights Act) and are subject to the Charter of and are subject to the Charter of Rights and FreedomsRights and Freedoms
Human rights codes must be Human rights codes must be amended to reflect the Supreme amended to reflect the Supreme Court’s judgements regarding the Court’s judgements regarding the enforcement of the Charterenforcement of the Charter
Example: Rights provided to gay and Example: Rights provided to gay and lesbian people under the Charterlesbian people under the Charter
Introduction to Human Rights in Ontario
Protects citizens Protects citizens from from discrimination in discrimination in federal jurisdiction federal jurisdiction such as crown such as crown corporations, post corporations, post office and federal office and federal employees ie) employees ie) hiring, firing, hiring, firing, access to facilitiesaccess to facilities
Prohibits discrimination Prohibits discrimination based on:based on:
Race, colour, national or Race, colour, national or ethnic originethnic origin
ReligionReligion AgeAge Sex, gender, marital and Sex, gender, marital and
family status, and sexual family status, and sexual orientationorientation
Physical or mental Physical or mental disabilitydisability
Pardoned criminal Pardoned criminal convictionsconvictions
Addresses pay equity and Addresses pay equity and hate messages hate messages
