The Development of Human Rights
Who was the ancient Persian King who conquered Babylon and established racial equality?
Cyrus the Great
What year was "1984" written?
1948
What was the precursor to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
The Canadian Bill of Rights
Name two (2) of the issues/controversies we discussed in class that are related to real-world human rights violations.
E.g. Universalism vs Cultural Relativism, Rights vs Obligations, Individuals vs Communities, Prioritizing Rights, Absolutism vs Consequentialism
What are the three (3) types of basic rights all humans are entitled to?
Civil rights, social rights, and political rights
Which document was a major step towards mainstream acceptance of human rights and was signed in 1215? In which country did this take place?
The Magna Carta; England
How does Orwell illustrate the violation of privacy in Chapter 1?
The telescreens; police helicopters
Which Prime Minister signed the CCRF?
Pierre Elliot Trudeau
The news clip we watched regarding the rights of women in Afghanistan are an example of which issue/controversy?
Universalism vs Cultural Relativism
List three (3) examples of political rights.
The right to... vote, voice political opinions, and participate in the political process.
What year was the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen signed/created?
1789
What are the three (3) slogans of the Party?
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
What year was the CCRF signed?
1982
Give two (2) examples of scenarios that would fall under the Rights vs Obligations issue/controversy.
School uniforms, curfew, mandatory voting in Australia, freedom of speech but an obligation to respect others' opinions and beliefs, media censorship, etc...
List three (3) examples of civil rights.
The right to own property, freedom of speech, freedom of religion
What are three major events that helped globalize human rights?
The anti-slavery campaign in Europe/the Anti-Slavery Organization; war; the Red Cross
What are two (2) punishments that would be implemented if anyone in Oceania exhibited behaviour not in line with the Party's values and expectations?
Death; forced-labour camp
What are three key differences between the Bill of Rights and the CCRF?
e.g. CCRF includes Aboriginal peoples' rights, mental health rights, disability rights, is part of the Constitution, Bill of Rights was much more limited in scope, etc...
Name one instance where individuals may think it necessary to restrict or withhold a person's rights under certain circumstances. What issue/controversy does this fall under?
The use of torture tactics to gain information that may protect the lives of society; Absolutism vs Consequentialism
The right to adequate education and health care are examples of what type of right?
Social rights
Who were the Stoics, and what were the Natural Laws that they developed?
They were Roman philosophers who further developed human rights; Natural Laws were equitable with the law of the gods - they were higher than any civil law created by the gov.
What are seven (7) instances in the novel that illustrate human rights violations?
Right to privacy (e.g. telescreens, police helicopters, 24/7 surveillance)
Freedom of thought and expression (e.g. Thought Police, psychological manipulation, Winston writing his thoughts down in a journal, having no laws but harsh penalties for many actions/behaviours, blue overalls are the uniform of the party)
Political rights (e.g. Big Brother, dictatorship)
Right to security from violence and physical danger (e.g. torture tactics, forced removal from society, emotional manipulation, wrongful containment)
True or False: the right to equality was explicitly protected in the Bill of Rights.
False
What are three (3) human rights violations demonstrated in the video clip we watched of 'The Mauritanian' (and in our class discussion)?
The right to a fair trial, protection from cruel and unusual punishment, the right to be innocent until proven guilty, lack of legal representation, etc...
Name four (4) rights that were not explicitly part of the Bill of Rights, but were guaranteed protection in the CCRF.
Aboriginal rights, rights for people with disabilities, rights for people struggling with their mental health, the right to use either of Canada's official languages, right to a fair trial, protection against cruel and unusual punishment, etc...