1. Critically examine and discuss two ways in which Human Rights in everyday practice can be protected and maintained in Australia.
Linda Wade
Engaging in the Humanities
HUM100

2. Thesis Statement
As Australians we can practice tolerance & understanding in our everyday lives to protect and maintain the rights of all.
3. Definition
The basic rights or freedoms to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law.
(Princeton University 2010)
4. History
Aristotle wrote of the Rights of Citizens
(Aristotle 384 322 BC)
(Bagaric 2008)
5. History
6. What are our Rights?
Five Categories of Human Rights
7. Civil & Political
Protection from discrimination
Individual rights
Natural justice in law
Rights of participation
8. Economic, Social & Cultural
Education
Housing
Health
9. What do we have in Australia?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
(AHRC n.d.)
10. Examples
Indigenous Australian
Asylum Seekers
Homeless
11. What can we do?
Practice tolerance & understanding
Tolerance - a willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
Understanding - the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
(Princeton University 2010)
12. Moving Forward
Through tolerance comes understanding
Through understanding comes empathy
13. Conclusion
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(United Nations 1948)
14. Reference List
AHRC. Australian Human Rights Commission.n.d. http://www.hreoc.gov.au/letstalkaboutrights/guide_young_people.html (accessed Jan 23, 2011).
Bagaric, Dr Mirko. "So Which Rights are Real?" Original Law Review, 2008: 74.
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Dratz, Eva M. "Understanding Human Rights: A Function of Teacher Education." Journal of Teacher Education, 1958: 12-16.
Princeton University. WordNet Search. Dec 20, 2010. wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn (accessed Jan 26, 2011).
United Nations. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Dec 10, 1948. http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/index.shtml#a1 (accessed Jan 26, 2011).
Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Jan 22, 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights (accessed Jan 23, 2011).