TEAM PROJECT OUTCOME AND EXPLAINATION.

TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS

ISSUE: THE POOR POPULATION ISN'T AWARE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS.

EXPLAINATION:

The aim for our team project was to promote human rights and spread awareness about human rights to the locals and others in the community.To spread our message of Human Rights to different people (especially with lower incomes and wages) so that they understand about what is correct and incorrect. Firstly, we collected information about human rights (through the internet and the surveys) and we found out that the citizens of the country do need some basic knowledge upon Human Rights.

So, we created a blog and started posting some information on HUMAN RIGHTS for those who can afford internet or can read our articles and spread this message to others. Soon it struck us what about the people who can’t afford internet and devices, they won’t be able to know about the Human Rights and moreover wont be able to understand it due to the language barriers. thus, we came up with idea to distribute leaflets to the school supporting and cleaning staff to spread awareness moreover we translated the document from English to Hindi which is the most understood language in our community. We even took their viewpoint and used it in our outcome which is a blog, in addition to that we even took perspective of different people of different cultures by taking their surveys and contacting them via email and WhatsApp.

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CASE STUDIES

Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8, ECHR)

A young man called Graham Gaskin was very badly treated in care for many years. He wanted to read his social services files, which were kept by Liverpool City Council. The Council refused to let him see all his files. Graham Gaskin went through the courts in the UK to try and force the Council to let him see his files, but the courts agreed with the Council. So he took his complaint to the European Court of Human Rights.

The European Court of Human Rights said the Council had breached Graham Gaskin’s rights. The Court agreed he needed to see his social services files in order to try and make sense of his childhood and his treatment in care. As a result of Graham Gaskin’s complaint, which was decided by the European Court in 1989, it is now much easier for people in care or in contact with social services to see information that is written about them. Councils must now keep files concerning children in care for 75 years.

Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9, ECHR)

In 2004, a 16 year -old girl called Shabina Begum complained to the UK courts about her school’s uniform rules. Her older brother helped her work with a lawyer to bring her case. Shabina’s lawyer said that her human rights had been breached because the school would not let her wear a jilbab, which she considered necessary to wear because of her religion. The UK Court of Appeal agreed Shabina’s rights had been breached, but then the case went to the House of Lords, which disagreed and said that her rights had not been breached.

Even though Shabina lost her final court case, there was a lot of discussion about school uniforms in the newspapers and on TV. The Government wrote new rules for schools emphasising that students and parents must be asked their views when uniform rules are being made.

Right to a fair trial (Article 6, ECHR)

In 1999, two boys complained to the European Court of Human Rights that their rights under the ECHR had been breached. They had been put on trial in court for killing a two year-old, and were just 10 years old when they committed the murder. The boys' lawyers said that they had not had a fair trial because their case was dealt with in an adult court. There were a number of journalists present, which made the boys confused and frightened.

Judges in the European Court of Human Rights agreed that the boys' right to a fair trial had been breached. The judgment said the UK Government should make changes to protect the rights of other children and young people appearing in court in future. A lot of changes were made, though many human rights organisations and campaigners are still concerned about how children who commit crimes in the UK are treated.

Prohibition of torture (Article 3, European Convention on Human Rights)

In 2007, the families of two boys who had died in custody, during or after being restrained, complained to the UK courts about a new law which allowed staff to use physical force a lot more often on children in some prisons (called Secure Training Centres). The lawyers said that the new law breached the boys right to prohibition of torture. The UK Court of Appeal agreed and said that the new law was in direct conflict with human rights law. This meant that the new law was revoked.

Right to respect for private and family life (Article 8, European Convention on Human Rights)

Two children and an adult got help from lawyers to complain about the police. They had been stopped and searched by the police while at a protest in Kent about protecting the environment. The children were told that they were being searched for items because they were going to the protest. They were frightened by the experience. They complained to the UK courts, but before the case finished the police agreed they had breached the children’s rights. A settlement was agreed and each child received compensation of £1,125 and a personal apology from the police. A letter was also sent to every UK police force explaining why 'stop and searches' that are carried out disproportionately are against the law and what should be done differently in future.

Note: These case studies are from the Children’s Right Alliance. For more on children’s rights, visit the CRAE website. 

Hindi translation of declaration of Human Rights

1. समानता के लिए उपयुक्त
 2.भेदभाव से आजादी
3 जीवन, स्वतंत्रता और व्यक्तिगत सुरक्षा अधिकार
4 गुलामी से मुक्ति
5 यातना और अपमानजनक उपचार से मुक्ति।
6 कानून से पहले एक व्यक्ति के रूप में मान्यता का अधिकार।
7 कानून के समक्ष समानता का अधिकार
8 सक्षम न्यायाधिकरण द्वारा उपाय करने का अधिकार
9 मनमानी गिरफ्तारी और निर्वासन से मुक्ति
10 निष्पक्ष जन सुनवाई का अधिकार
11 दोषी साबित होने तक निर्दोष माना जाता है
12 निजता, परिवार, घर और पत्राचार के हस्तक्षेप से स्वतंत्रता
13 देश में और बाहर मुक्त आंदोलन का अधिकार
14 उत्पीड़न से अन्य देशों में शरण का अधिकार
15 एक राष्ट्रीयता और इसे बदलने की स्वतंत्रता का अधिकार।
16 शादी और परिवार का अधिकार
17 खुद की संपत्ति का अधिकार
18 विश्वास और धर्म की स्वतंत्रता
19 राय और जानकारी की स्वतंत्रता
20 शांतिपूर्ण विधानसभा और संघ का अधिकार
21 सरकार और स्वतंत्र चुनावों में भाग लेने का अधिकार
22 सामाजिक सुरक्षा का अधिकार
23 वांछनीय काम करने और ट्रेड यूनियनों में शामिल होने का अधिकार
24 विश्राम और अवकाश का अधिकार
25 पर्याप्त जीवन स्तर का अधिकार
26शिक्षा का अधिकार
27 समुदाय के सांस्कृतिक जीवन में भाग लेने का अधिकार
28 उपरोक्त अधिकारों में राज्य या व्यक्तिगत हस्तक्षेप से स्वतंत्रता।
29 एक सामाजिक व्यवस्था का अधिकार जो इस दस्तावेज़ को स्पष्ट करता है
30 मुक्त और पूर्ण विकास के लिए आवश्यक 28 सामुदायिक कर्तव्य

English translation of declaration of Human Rights

1 Right to Equality
2 Freedom from Discrimination
3 Life, Liberty and Personal Security rights
4 Freedom from Slavery
5 Freedom from Torture and Degrading Treatment
6 Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law
7 Right to Equality before the Law
 8 Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal
9 Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile
10 Right to Fair Public Hearing
11 Right to be Considered Innocent until Proven Guilty
12 Freedom from Interference with Privacy, Family, Home and Correspondence
13 Right to Free Movement in and out of the Country
14 Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution
15 Right to a Nationality and the Freedom to Change It
16 Right to Marriage and Family
17 Right to Own Property
18 Freedom of Belief and Religion
19 Freedom of Opinion and Information
20 Right of Peaceful Assembly and Association
21 Right to Participate in Government and in Free Elections
22 Right to Social Security
23 Right to Desirable Work and to Join Trade Unions
24 Right to Rest and Leisure
25 Right to Adequate Living Standard
26 Right to Education
27 Right to Participate in the Cultural Life of Community
28 Right to a Social Order that Articulates this Document
29 Community Duties Essential to Free and Full Development
30 Freedom from State or Personal Interference in the above Rights