HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Appendix 4 Scenario 4 N is standing in line to buy lunch in the school canteen. Two of his classmates, M and C, come up to him and tease him about his hair that he recently cut. They make fun of N, saying that his hair looks like it has been bitten by rats, that it is like a woman’s hairstyle, and using insulting words, including foul language. Pak Salleh and Pak Ibrahim, who are serving food, overhear the words used to harass N. They also hear the foul language used by M and C on N. Characters: N, M, C, Pak Salleh and Pak Ibrahim and other students 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: • • • • • 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 expression Article 3, CRC. Best interests of the child 95