HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL vii. A group of physically disabled people (PWD) wish to tour Kuala Lumpur and they propose taking the MRT. When they arrive at an MRT station, they find the space reserved for PWD occupied by non-disabled people. This hinders their plans. What right has been violated? viii. L is a foreign tourist and physically impaired. He has come to Malaysia to meet a business partner. Because he cannot drive, he took a taxi, the bus and the LRT to get to his partner’s office. He did not encounter any difficulties because the taxi driver treated him well and there was a ramp to get onto the bus and a functioning PWD lift at the LRT station. What right has obviously been observed in this case? Reflection: At the end of the game, the students and the teacher can discuss the above questions in depth. The teacher gives the students the freedom to express their views /reflections regarding the rights relevant to the cases. Reference notes for the teacher: i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Human rights are fundamental rights and freedoms that belong to every human being. These rights are stated in the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the United Nations on 10 December 1948. The UDHR declares that every human being is born equal in dignity and rights, regardless of race, religion, colour, gender and status. Children’s rights are stated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). There are 54 articles in the CRC. Children are persons who are 18 years of age and below. Malaysia has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and enacted the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008. The following are among the articles in the CRC that are relevant to the activity: • • • • • 132 Article 2, CRC. Non-discrimination Article 24, CRC. Right to health and health services Article 12, CRC. Views of the child Article 13, CRC. Freedom of speech Article 3, CRC. Best interests of the child