HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Implementation steps Activity 1 1. The class is divided into groups of 3 to 4 students of various races and religions. 2. Each group is given blank cards and students are asked to write down their race, language (mother tongue) and religion (1 minute). 3. The students are then asked to show their cards to their group members and to discuss among themselves. Activity 2 1. The teacher plays the video for all the students (5-minute duration). 2. After the video screening, the teacher asks the students open-ended questions: i. What are the topics that you understand from the video screening? ii. As a Malaysian citizen, what is your right in preserving your identity? 3. Each group is then given a sheet of mahjong paper and marker pens of various colours to list the rights from their discussion on maintaining one’s own racial identity (15 minutes). 4. Each group is asked to put up the mahjong paper of the assignment on the classroom wall and to give a presentation. Reflection: 1. The teacher summarises on the topic ‘Self-Identity’. 2. The teacher asks the question – Do you recognise your own identity and those of your classmates now? 3. The teacher encourages the students to respect their differences. Reference notes for the teacher: i. 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. ii. The UDHR declares that every human being is born equal in dignity and rights, regardless of race, religion, colour, gender and status. iii. Children’s rights are stated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). iv. There are 54 articles in the CRC. v. Children are persons who are 18 years of age and below. The following are among the articles in the CRC that are relevant to the activity: • • • • • • 66 Article 2, CRC. Non-discrimination Article 12, CRC. Views of the child Article 13, CRC. Freedom of expression Article 3, CRC. Best interests of the child Article 15, CRC. Freedom of association Article 31, CRC. Leisure, recreational and cultural activities