Human Rights and Responsibilities

The Importance of Human Rights in Society

1. What are Human Rights?

2. Why are Human Rights Important?

3. Why do we need Human Rights?

4. UNCRC: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

5. Where to find out about Human Rights

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Types of Human Rights abuse

1. How human rights may be abused

2. The impact of child labour on the human rights of the child

3. Rights that are abused when a child is forced to become a child soldier

4. Child Sexual Exploitation: A Violation of Children's Rights

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Protecting Human Rights and Balancing the Individual's Human Rights

1. How Human Rights can be limited by the Government

2. Benefits of living in a country that supports Human Rights

3. Laws that protect people's Human Rights in Northern Ireland

4. How the Northern Ireland Government can safeguard Human Rights and Equality

5. Organisations in Northern Ireland that protect Human Rights