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SympathySympathy

FairnessFairness

Moral Principles

Moral Principles

legal guarantees

legal guarantees

conduct affairs without government interferenceconduct affairs without government interference

truth

truth

social claimsocial claim

What What are are

Human Human Rights?Rights?

Human rights belong to Human rights belong to all people regardless of all people regardless of their sex, race, color, their sex, race, color,

language, national language, national origin, age, class, origin, age, class,

religion, or political religion, or political beliefs beliefs

They are universal, They are universal, inalienable, indivisible, inalienable, indivisible, and interdependentand interdependent

People have the right to People have the right to receive equal treatment, receive equal treatment,

to be free from to be free from prohibited prohibited

discrimination and discrimination and harassment, and to have harassment, and to have

access to places, access to places, services, opportunitiesservices, opportunities

Universality: The character or state of being universal;

existence or prevalence everywhere meaning universal inclusiveness in scope or range and relation, extension, or applicability to all

Inalienable Rights: Entitlements that are guaranteed and

cannot be surrendered or transferred to another, for example, equality and liberty

Indivisible:Indivisible: Not divisible; not separable into Not divisible; not separable into

parts; incapable of being divided: one parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.nation indivisible.

Interdependent:Interdependent: Mutually dependent; depending on Mutually dependent; depending on

each other.each other.

Prohibited:Prohibited: To forbid by authority; to prevent; To forbid by authority; to prevent;

preclude.preclude.

• Discrimination is often based on Discrimination is often based on stereotypesstereotypes – – where a person creates an oversimplified, false where a person creates an oversimplified, false or generalized portrayal of a group of peopleor generalized portrayal of a group of people

• Stereotyping involves taking the characteristic Stereotyping involves taking the characteristic of one member of a group and applying it to all of one member of a group and applying it to all members of a groupmembers of a group

• Stereotypes are often the basis of many ethnic Stereotypes are often the basis of many ethnic or gender jokes – they can be offensiveor gender jokes – they can be offensive

• ““All teenage male drivers are reckless drivers” All teenage male drivers are reckless drivers” is an example of stereotypingis an example of stereotyping

PrejudicePrejudice is a preconceived is a preconceived opinion based on a opinion based on a stereotype or inadequate stereotype or inadequate informationinformation

Individual merit and Individual merit and characteristics are not taken characteristics are not taken into account when a person into account when a person is judging someoneis judging someone

There is no way of knowing There is no way of knowing all male drivers are reckless all male drivers are reckless if opinions are based on a if opinions are based on a stereotype stereotype

When someone’s behaviour When someone’s behaviour towards another is based on towards another is based on stereotypes and prejudices the stereotypes and prejudices the result is discriminationresult is discrimination

Example:Example:

An owner of a pizza restaurant An owner of a pizza restaurant refuses to hire Joe as a pizza refuses to hire Joe as a pizza delivery driver because he thinks delivery driver because he thinks all teenage males are reckless all teenage males are reckless drivers is discriminationdrivers is discrimination

What is considered What is considered prohibited varies prohibited varies from province to from province to provinceprovince

Usually includes Usually includes protection from protection from discrimination discrimination against race, against race, national or ethnic national or ethnic origin, colour, origin, colour, religion, age, sex, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, sexual orientation, mental or physical mental or physical disability, and family disability, and family or marital statusor marital status

Adopted by the UN in 1948 Adopted by the UN in 1948 as a direct result of the as a direct result of the experiences of World War experiences of World War IIII

Represents the first global Represents the first global expression of rights to expression of rights to which all human beings which all human beings are entitledare entitled

Printed in over 375 Printed in over 375 languages and dialects – it languages and dialects – it is the most translated is the most translated document in the World document in the World

Canadian John Peters Canadian John Peters Humphrey was the Humphrey was the principle drafter of the principle drafter of the documentdocument

Applies to federal Applies to federal government government departments, departments, Crown Crown corporations, and corporations, and business and business and industries that industries that are under the are under the jurisdiction of the jurisdiction of the federal federal governmentgovernment

Prohibits discrimination Prohibits discrimination based on:based on:

Race, colour, national or Race, colour, national or ethnic originethnic origin

ReligionReligion AgeAge Sex, gender, marital and Sex, gender, marital and

family status, and sexual family status, and sexual orientationorientation

Physical or mental Physical or mental disabilitydisability

Pardoned criminal Pardoned criminal convictionsconvictions

Addresses pay equity and Addresses pay equity and hate messages hate messages

All provinces have human rights All provinces have human rights codes and are subject to the Charter codes and are subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedomsof Rights and Freedoms

Human rights codes must be Human rights codes must be amended to reflect the Supreme amended to reflect the Supreme Court’s judgements regarding the Court’s judgements regarding the enforcement of the Charterenforcement of the Charter

Example: Rights provided to gay and Example: Rights provided to gay and lesbian people under the Charterlesbian people under the Charter