READ FOR RIGHTS !

CASE STUDY

Reading for information

Your TASK : After reading your case study, complete the tasks below. You can refer to your copy of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

 Read the Case Study and underline all the words you know and the “transparent ” words.
 On your case study sheet, use different coloured pens to underline .

 The person or people whose rights are being abused.

 Where in the world this is taking place.
 When it happened / Where this is happening .
 What the abuse / violation is.

 Take notes and fill in the chart.

CASE BACKGROUND INDIVIDUAL AT RISK

WHO ? 

WHERE ? 

WHEN ? 

WHAT ? (HR abuses) 

WHY ? 
 Next to this, write down the Article numbers of the human right (s) being abused
 (use your UDHR sheet).

Expanding vocabulary

 Circle any new words in the case study and add them to your vocabulary list. Look up their
meanings and discuss with your teacher. See if you can write your own sentence using one
of these words.

Reading to empathise and imagine

 Write down three words (adjectives) describing how it must feel to have your human rights
abused in this way.
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 Write down three words (adjectives) to describe how you feel about the story in the case
study.
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 If you worked for Amnesty International, what would you do to campaign for the
release of this activist ? How would you set up a creative campaign ? What action would you
take ? How would you encourage others to get involved?

If I worked for Amnesty International, I would …

Don’t forget the different ways that Amnesty campaigns on behalf of people

 eg : letter-writing, lobbying (for example persuading MPs to use their influence to get
something done), online actions, awareness-raising, showing support (solidarity), public events,
work with celebrities.