1. Students need to research three key points for each of the human rights treaties.
2. Students need to explain how each point helps to promote human rights.
For example, Convention on the Rights of the Child
Three key points:
- In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance.
This helps to promote human rights by ensuring children receive care and assistance.
- Recognising that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding.
This helps to promote human rights by ensuring children grow up in a happy and loving family environment.
- States Parties recognise the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health.
This helps to promote human rights by ensuring that no child is deprived of his or her right to accesshealth care services.