What are human rights and what do we think about them?

	1. What are human rights and what do we think about them?
	2. How did human rights agreements come about? What is the European Convention on Human Rights? What happens when human rights are denied?
	3. Why are human rights important in society today? •  know about the history of human rights law in Europe,  including the development of the European Convention of  Human Rights •  understand that the concept of human rights came about to prevent governments using unreasonable power over their citizens •  recognise that human rights can easily be infringed if  they are not protected in a constitution and cannot be  enforced in court •  learn about the actions of people who campaign  against breaches of human rights, nationally and  internationally