1. What role did the following people have in the history of human rights? (a) King Hammurabi of Babylon (b) Jesus Christ (c) King John of England
(d) Gandhi (e) Constance Markievicz
2. Put the following events in date order. (a) The UDHR (b) The Magna Carta (c) The Charter of Cyrus
(d) The abolition of slavery in the US (e) New Zealand grants votes to women (f) The Charter of Medina
3. What was passed by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989?
4. Name a historical development in the history of human rights which related to: (a) women’s rights (b) civil rights for African-Americans
(c) workers’ rights (d) children’s rights
5. Do you think the aim of ‘human rights for all’ has been achieved? Give a reason for your answer.
DISCUSS
Our human rights timeline stops at 1989. Work in pairs to come up with at least one event, law or breakthrough since then that you think was an important moment in human rights history.
Report back to your teacher and the class on your choice. Once everyone has presented their choice, the class could hold a vote on which was the most important.
RESPONSE JOURNAL
REFLECT Visit page 17 of your Response Journal to complete your end-of-topic reflection and see how your knowledge has developed.
