Overview
Explain how individuals and groups can assist in protecting human rights and the rule of law; Identify some groups that help in protecting the human rights of citizens.
What you'll learn
- Ways of protecting human Rights:
- - representing the affected persons in court.
- - drawing attention to cases of human rights violations through
- • Protest matches
- • Media coverage
- • Hunger strike
- Groups that assist in protecting human rights of citizens examples
- - Civil Society Organisations (e.g., CLO, CDHR, CRP, etc.)
- - Trade unions
- - Student Unions
- - Ethnic Associations
- - Legal Aid Council