What are Human Rights?
6th Grade•45 minutes
Learning Objective
I can define human rights and explain why they are important.
Key Concepts
Human rights are a set of rules and expectations that help us understand what all people deserve.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) was adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly.
The chair of the committee that drafted the UDHR was Eleanor Roosevelt, and the document is available in over 500 languages.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 10 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What are human rights?
2. According to the video, does everyone deserve the same human rights?
3. What does UDHR stand for?
...and 7 more questions
Educational Video
Human rights and the Universal Declaration explained for kids | CBC Kids News
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