{"id":5,"date":"2015-01-28T18:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T18:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/chapter\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2022-07-22T20:12:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T20:12:08","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/chapter\/chapter-1\/","title":{"raw":"The Story of Our Human Rights","rendered":"The Story of Our Human Rights"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_268q6y0l?width=608&amp;height=70&amp;playerId=23449753\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_63\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"275\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280.png\"><img class=\"wp-image-63\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-300x300.png\" alt=\".\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a> Human rights[\/caption]\r\n\r\nHuman beings like us have been around for about 100,000 years. In the last 7,000 years, we have built a world with big cities, powerful governments, <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"417\"]rapid[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> trade, special traditions, and beautiful art. Depending on where we live, we eat different food, wear different clothes, live in different houses, speak different languages, worship different gods, and play different games. These many differences are what make human beings so amazing. But history has shown that these differences can also lead to <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"390\"]conflict[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> and war.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_64\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-64\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-300x157.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"350\" height=\"183\" \/><\/a> Conflict and war[\/caption]\r\n\r\nAfter World War II, people around the globe began to wonder -- in a world of so much difference, how can we promote\u00a0peace, life, freedom, and <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"421\"]respect[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>? This is how the United Nations was born. One of the first jobs of the United Nations was to decide on a list of rights that belong to every human being. A right is something that everyone deserves to have, just because they are human. The list of rights was called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_65\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"350\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-65\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-300x152.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"350\" height=\"177\" \/><\/a> United Nations[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights says:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>It doesn\u2019t matter how rich or poor we are. It doesn\u2019t matter what colour our skin is or what country we are from. It doesn\u2019t matter what gender we are or what gender we are attracted to. It doesn\u2019t matter if we have a disability. We all have <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"396\"]equal[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> rights. No one can legally treat us as less than human.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to be safe from harm.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to believe what we want and to express ourselves.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to work.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to vote and to disagree with the government.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to get help from our government if we are out of work, sick, disabled, or old.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to food, housing, and health care.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We have the right to a free basic education.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_69\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"400\"]<a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280.jpg\"><img class=\"wp-image-69\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" \/><\/a> Canada[\/caption]\r\n\r\nCanada created many laws to make sure Canadians would have all the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But did you know that our government has not always stood up for <strong>[pb_glossary id=\"396\"]equal[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> rights? In the history of Canada, people have often been treated as less than human. So how did we get to where we are today? In these pages, you will read the stories of Canadians who dared to stand up for our human rights.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\">See <em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/chapter\/chapter-1\/\">The Story of Our Human Rights<\/a><\/em> in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/\">BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English - Course Pack 4<\/a><\/em>.<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Click play on the following audio player to listen along as you read this section.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"kaltura_player\" title=\"The Story of Our Human Rights Audio\" src=\"https:\/\/api.ca.kaltura.com\/p\/148\/sp\/14800\/embedIframeJs\/uiconf_id\/23449753\/partner_id\/148?iframeembed=true&#38;playerId=kaltura_player&#38;entry_id=0_268q6y0l&#38;flashvars[leadWithHTML5]=true&#38;flashvars[streamerType]=auto&#38;flashvars[localizationCode]=en&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.position]=left&#38;flashvars[sideBarContainer.clickToClose]=true&#38;flashvars[chapters.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[chapters.layout]=vertical&#38;flashvars[chapters.thumbnailRotator]=false&#38;flashvars[streamSelector.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[EmbedPlayer.SpinnerTarget]=videoHolder&#38;flashvars[dualScreen.plugin]=true&#38;flashvars[Kaltura.addCrossoriginToIframe]=true&#38;wid=0_ee9zrgqd\" width=\"608\" height=\"70\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63\" style=\"width: 275px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-63\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-300x300.png\" alt=\".\" width=\"275\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/photo-album-584709_1280.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Human rights<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Human beings like us have been around for about 100,000 years. In the last 7,000 years, we have built a world with big cities, powerful governments, <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_5_417\">rapid<\/a><\/strong> trade, special traditions, and beautiful art. Depending on where we live, we eat different food, wear different clothes, live in different houses, speak different languages, worship different gods, and play different games. These many differences are what make human beings so amazing. But history has shown that these differences can also lead to <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_5_390\">conflict<\/a><\/strong> and war.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_64\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-64\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-300x157.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"350\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-65x34.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-225x118.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280-350x183.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/apocalyptic-374208_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-64\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conflict and war<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After World War II, people around the globe began to wonder &#8212; in a world of so much difference, how can we promote\u00a0peace, life, freedom, and <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_5_421\">respect<\/a><\/strong>? This is how the United Nations was born. One of the first jobs of the United Nations was to decide on a list of rights that belong to every human being. A right is something that everyone deserves to have, just because they are human. The list of rights was called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65\" style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-65\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-300x152.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"350\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-1024x518.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-65x33.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-225x114.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280-350x177.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/united-nations-419885_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">United Nations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It doesn\u2019t matter how rich or poor we are. It doesn\u2019t matter what colour our skin is or what country we are from. It doesn\u2019t matter what gender we are or what gender we are attracted to. It doesn\u2019t matter if we have a disability. We all have <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_5_396\">equal<\/a><\/strong> rights. No one can legally treat us as less than human.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to be safe from harm.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to believe what we want and to express ourselves.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to work.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to vote and to disagree with the government.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to get help from our government if we are out of work, sick, disabled, or old.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to food, housing, and health care.<\/li>\n<li>We have the right to a free basic education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69\" src=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\".\" width=\"400\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-65x43.jpg 65w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-225x149.jpg 225w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280-350x232.jpg 350w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealfreader4\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2015\/03\/canada-day-614290_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Canada created many laws to make sure Canadians would have all the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But did you know that our government has not always stood up for <strong><a class=\"glossary-term\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-describedby=\"definition\" href=\"#term_5_396\">equal<\/a><\/strong> rights? In the history of Canada, people have often been treated as less than human. So how did we get to where we are today? In these pages, you will read the stories of Canadians who dared to stand up for our human rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\">See <em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/chapter\/chapter-1\/\">The Story of Our Human Rights<\/a><\/em> in <em><a href=\"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/abealf4\/\">BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English &#8211; Course Pack 4<\/a><\/em>.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attributions clear\" prefix:cc=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/ns#\" prefix:dc=\"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/\"><h2>Media Attributions<\/h2><ul><li about=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/photo-album-photomontage-round-ball-584709\/\"><a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/illustrations\/photo-album-photomontage-round-ball-584709\/\" property=\"dc:title\">Photo montage<\/a>  &copy;  geralt    is licensed under a  <a rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/publicdomain\/mark\/1.0\/\">Public Domain<\/a> license<\/li><li about=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/apocalyptic-war-danger-apocalypse-374208\/\"><a rel=\"cc:attributionURL\" href=\"http:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/apocalyptic-war-danger-apocalypse-374208\/\" property=\"dc:title\">War<\/a>  &copy; 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