Human Rights are the basic rights and freedoms as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human rights are indivisible, inalienable, and interdependent and apply to all human beings. They also refer to the basic standards without which people cannot live in dignity. These international norms aim to protect people everywhere from abuse of these rights yet, human rights continued to be violated around the world despite the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Use of the death penalty, violence against women, and torture are just a few examples to be named
Control Arms is campaign run jointly by Amnesty International, International Action Network on Small Arms and Oxfam International.
There are currently no legally binding, international rules regulating the arms trade. National controls are rife with gaps and loopholes, making it all too easy for weapons to end up in the hands of those who use them to abuse human rights.
They are calling for a global, legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) to stop weapons being used to fuel conflict, poverty and human rights abuses.
Civil rights charities support the rights of people to life, liberty and freedom of thought and expression. They provide legal help and support refugees who have had to flee their homes.
People and Planet
We are the Oxford branch of a national student activist network campaigning on issues of world poverty, human rights and the environment. We meet every Friday at 5.30 in the Reynolds Room, Corpus Christi College.
Oaktree Foundation UK
Oaktree is an entirely youth-run international aid and development organisation that aims to: 1) Raise funds for projects that empower young people in developing communities through educational opportunities. 2) Mobilise a generation of young people to respond to the issues of injustice and poverty facing our peers across the world. 3) Be the voice for young people on issues of development. We're YOUNG, we're PASSIONATE and we're COMMITTED to working in partnership to fight the reality of poverty. We believe that education is the key to making lasting change.
60 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed a wide spectrum of human rights that every human being has – without discrimination. They include not only rights to freedom of expression and freedom from torture and ill-treatment, but also rights to education, to adequate housing and other economic, social and cultural rights.
Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group.
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a world-wide movement, independant of any government, religion or political party, that campaigns for internationally recognised human rights for all. The SUSU Amnesty group organises and takes part in demonstrations, fundraising, themed events and letter writing.
Bristol Student Action for Refugees
Bristol Student Action for Refugees, part of the STAR National network, campaigns with and for the rights of refugees, raises awareness on refugee issues and supports refugees and asylum seekers of all ages in the local community through volunteering. We meet on a weekly basis to discuss campaigning, participate in workshops with various guests speakers, and watch and discuss films and documentaries on issues relating to refugees.
Bristol University Amnesty International
Amnesty International society is your student representative for the worldwide human rights movement Amnesty International. We campaign to protect individuals when justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied. Our purpose is to raise awareness and promote respect for the principles enshrined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards from the grass roots.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10th (now celebrated as World Human Rights Day consisting of 30 articles relating to civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights.
A summary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
1. Everyone is free and we should all be treated in the same way.
2. Everyone is equal despite differences in skin colour, sex, religion, language for example.
3. Everyone has the right to life and to live in freedom and safety.
4. No one has the right to treat you as a slave nor should you make anyone your slave.
5. No one has the right to hurt you or to torture you.
6. Everyone has the right to be treated equally by the law.
7. The law is the same for everyone, it should be applied in the same way to all.
8. Everyone has the right to ask for legal help when their rights are not respected.
9. No one has the right to imprison you unjustly or expel you from your own country.
10. Everyone has the right to a fair and public trial.
11. Everyone should be considered innocent until guilt is proved.
12. Every one has the right to ask for help if someone tries to harm you, but no-one can enter your home, open your letters or bother you or your family without a good reason.
13. Everyone has the right to travel as they wish.
14. Everyone has the right to go to another country and ask for protection if they are being persecuted or are in danger of being persecuted.
15. Everyone has the right to belong to a country. No one has the right to prevent you from belonging to another country if you wish to.
16. Everyone has the right to marry and have a family.
17. Everyone has the right to own property and possessions.
18. Everyone has the right to practise and observe all aspects of their own religion and change their religion if they want to.
19. Everyone has the right to say what they think and to give and receive information.
20. Everyone has the right to take part in meetings and to join associations in a peaceful way.
21. Everyone has the right to help choose and take part in the government of their country.
22. Everyone has the right to social security and to opportunities to develop their skills.
23. Everyone has the right to work for a fair wage in a safe environment and to join a trade union.
24. Everyone has the right to rest and leisure.
25. Everyone has the right to an adequate standard of living and medical help if they are ill.
26. Everyone has the right to go to school.
27. Everyone has the right to share in their community's cultural life.
28. Everyone must respect the 'social order' that is necessary for all these rights to be available.
29. Everyone must respect the rights of others, the community and public property.
30. No one has the right to take away any of the rights in this declaration.
LINKS:
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights
Issues commonly associated with notions of women's rights include, though are not limited to, the right: to bodily integrity and autonomy; to vote (universal suffrage); to hold public office; to work; to fair wages or equal pay; to own property; to education; to serve in the military or be conscripted; to enter into legal contracts; and to have marital, parental and religious rights.Women and their supporters have campaigned and in some places continue to campaign for the same rights as modern men.
CUSU Ethical Affairs
CUSU Ethical Affairs is the part of Cambridge University Students' Union that focuses on the environment, social justice & development. It aims to promote awareness of these crucial issues to the student population and empower them to act upon them in a number of ways [green@cusu.cam.ac.uk] We campaign on three main areas, each with their own dedicated part-time student officer: the environment & climate change, ethical investment, and fair trade & ethical purchasing. We also support a number of smaller campaigns and projects.
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