Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Religion & Human Rights
- Human rights
- basic needs
- 1948-after WW2 & Holocaust
- include education, freedom of speech/religion
- Pressure/protest groups
- Pressure groups
- organised collection of people who
influence political decisions/promote
a particular issue.
- Protest groups
- statement or action as a reaction to events
or situations.
- Groups
- Abortion rights: pro-choice organisation, women
have rights to their bodies
- SPUC: rights for the unborn child, against abortion
- Gender discrimination
- Christian view
- everyone is equal in the eyes of God.
- Hinduism view
- women are leaders of the household
- Christianity
- Everybody is equal, created
and loved by God
- The Sanctity of Life is a Christian teaching which says that because
we were all created equal before God all life should be respected
- Hinduism
- Each person should carry out their duties
(dharma) in life, if carried out properly they will
protect the rights and freedoms of others in
society.
- All life is sacred and everyone has the right to be free
from violence (ahisma).