Human Rights Instruments (Junior Cert CSPE): Flashcards
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Human rights defenders
Human rights defenders
People who stand up for justice & dignity, often at personal risk
Malala Yousafzai's achievement
Malala Yousafzai's achievement
Shot for girls' education, won Nobel Peace Prize 2014
Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Global NGO against torture, death penalty & wrongful imprisonment
UDHR - year & description
UDHR - year & description
1948, 30 basic rights & freedoms, first global agreement
UNCRC - year adopted
UNCRC - year adopted
1989 - children's rights to education, healthcare, protection & voice
ECHR - year & legal status
ECHR - year & legal status
1950, legally binding via European Court of Human Rights
Civic rights examples
Civic rights examples
Freedom of speech and freedom of assembly (right to protest)
Economic rights examples
Economic rights examples
Right to work, fair pay, and safe working conditions
Traveller recognition Ireland
Traveller recognition Ireland
2017 - officially recognised as an ethnic minority
Ireland marriage equality referendum
Ireland marriage equality referendum
2015 - citizens voted to allow same-sex marriage