What are human rights?
Human rights are rights that are believed to belong to every person.
What is the purpose of human rights?
The purpose is to ensure everyone is treated equal and deserves a free, happy and equal life.
Why was it created?
With the end of that war, and the creation of the United Nations, the international community vowed never again to allow a war like that to happen again. World leaders decided to complement the UN Charter with a road map to guarantee the rights of every individual everywhere. The document they considered, and which would later become the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
After reading the provided handout on ‘human trafficking’ as well as individual research define the term in your own words.
Human trafficking to me is the illegal movement of people and it violates many of the human rights. People are usually trafficked for forced labour and sexual exploitation.
Who is particularly vulnerable to enslavement? What makes these individuals vulnerable?
Women and children are most vulnerable because of poverty, gender, regional conflicts, education, and lack of job opportunities. All of these pressure women and children to move, which makes them more vulnerable because they don’t speak the same language as where they are and they are in an unfamiliar country. This could lead to people tricking
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They could also use other mental abuse techniques to keep them there. They could also be in another country and would have no idea how to get home or they might not even know how to speak the language. They also may have no money and no housing/shelter to go to so they might think they will be better off staying in slavery. The victim may not be emotionally strong enough to walk away from the situation. They could also endure regular beatings so they may not be physically strong enough to escape even if there is an