Proactive Gender Initiative

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Fundamental Human Rights & Civil Liberties

Categories: Democracy
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About Course

Human rights are a set of principles and standards that promote the respect and dignity of human beings. As a concept human rights are modern but the principles it evoke are as old as mankind. Human rights promotes the principles of equality, non-discrimination and fairness. They recognize our freedom to make choices about our lives and to develop our potential as human beings. They are about living a life free from fear, harassment or discrimination. Youth awareness of the principles of human rights is critical to their effective participation in democratic and governance processes.

What Will You Learn?

  • General course introduction
  • What is human rights
  • Categorization of human rights
  • Human Rights and the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended)
  • Types of human rights
  • Characteristics of human rights
  • Importance of human rights.
  • Your Rights as a Nigerian
  • Violation of human rights
  • How can rights be violated?
  • Protection of human rights.
  • Where to get help when human right is violated
  • What you need to do when your right is violated.
  • Civil Liberties
  • Review questions.

Course Content

General Introduction
Introduction to the course and main path to completion.

  • Course Video
    41:26
  • General Introduction

What is Human Rights?
This chapter goes to focus on explaining the concept and giving context to the course.

Categorization of Human Rights

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FRN (AS AMENDED)

Types of Human Rights

Characteristics of Human Rights

Importance of Human Rights

Your Right as a Nigerian

Violation of Human Rights

How Can Rights Be Violated?

Protection of Human Rights

Where to get help when human rights are violated

What you need to do when your right is violated

Civil Liberties

Post Test

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BA
1 week ago
Very interesting
HM
2 months ago
excellent course