Transcript for Animation: Human Rights

All people have human rights.

We need to know about them because

they give us the authority to speak for ourselves.

States are obliged to uphold our human rights.

Human Rights began when lots of people

from all over the world got together and discussed

what fundamental rights all people should have.

These Human Rights are written down in International Laws

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

All three of these make up the International Bill of Rights

Our rights are threatened by climate change

Climate Change is caused by the earth warming up

This is caused by things such as pollution and deforestation

It leads to melting ice, floods and drought

Let me tell you about a community

are suffering the affects of climate change.

In the last few years their weather

has changed a lot. It is irregular!

Sometimes it rains so much it floods.

Other days it never rains which leads to drought

It destroys food crops

It destroys water supplies

It puts lives in danger

But, they have a human right to have water and food

This right is found in international law

go to www2.ohchr.org to find the relevant ones.

They can use these rights to make a change

They can make a film on their issues

and show it to decision makers

They can write a letter to their state

officials to explain their case

They can speak out! Represent their people

attending international forums.

And hopefully through these methods their

voices will be heard and their rights upheld.

We can use this system over and

over again for all our rights

to Culture and language

Including our Right to Health and to Land

For more information on how to make

your rights work for you go to

www.insightshare.org

www.ehow.com