Human Rights

• The modern conception of human rights developed in the aftermath of WWII, in part as a response to the Holocaust, culminating in the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.

• Inalienable rights are rights which are not contingent upon the laws, customs, or beliefs of a particular society or polity.

• Inalienable rights, include the right to practice religion, freedom of speech, due process, and equal protection of the laws.

Amnesty International• The work of Amnesty International is a global

movement. • They give priority to specific human rights

issues.• Amnesty International is an independent and

democratically-run organization. • Work in Canada includes appealing to the

Canadian government on specific issues pertaining to human rights.

What is a slum?

• Densely populated area of substandard housing, usually in a city, characterized by unsanitary conditions and social disorganization.

Slumdog Millionaire Independent Notetaking

• SETTING: Present, Past• Human Rights Issues• Provide a list of images and details about the

slum in which Jamal and his family live?• CHARACTERIZATION– Jamal Malik– Salim Malik