In this group work the participants will discuss questions related to pictures photographed by young students in Norway who have documented human rights issues locally and nationally in a project called Human Rights Lens.
The pictures on the cards are from the project Human Rights Lens (HRL) in Norway where pupils in eight upper secondary schools participated. The task was to document topics related to human rights in their own surroundings. Results: local exhibitions and the website hrlens.no.
Human Rights Lens is developed by the organization “Frame”. The Human Rights Academy was a partner in the project with support from the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2019/2020.
Tips:
By becoming parties to legally binding human rights treaties, it is the state authorities that assume obligations and duties to respect, protect and fulfill the human rights. The most important duty is to see that the national laws are in harmony with the articles in the human rights convention. The authorities can also do many other things to implement human rights: build schools and hospitals, educate the teachers and the police, inform the population, organize elections, etc.
However, even if the legal obligations belong to the state, we all have a duty to respect other peoples’ rights, to participate actively in the society, and speak out if we see somebody being discriminated.
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