Human rights play a role in everyone's life, but not everyone realizes it. Human rights are about recognizing everyone's worth and self-respect. It's about respect, fairness, justice and equality. It's about defending our rights and our responsibility to respect the rights of others. The definition of human rights is: “The fundamental rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, often considered to include the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.” http://www.thefreedictionary.com/human+rights Human rights means being able to work where you are qualified to work without skin color, race or religion being the reason you can't; it means having the right to be human, that's why it's so important. “Human rights are about equality and fairness. They recognize our freedom to make choices about our lives and to develop our potential as human beings. They are about living a life free from fear, harassment, or discrimination. There are numerous fundamental rights that people around the world have agreed upon, such as the right to life, freedom from torture and other cruel and inhuman treatment, the right to a fair trial, freedom of speech and religion, right to health, education and an adequate standard of living. These human rights are the same for all people everywhere: men and women, young and old, rich and poor, regardless of our background, where we live, what we think or what we believe.” “The values ​​of tolerance, equality and respect can help reduce friction within society. Putting human rights ideas into practice can help us create the kind of society we want to live in.” https://wsionline.wsi.tafensw.edu.au/pluginfile.php/44145/mod_resou... ... middle of the document ...... fairness can be demonstrated by a non-discriminatory approach towards all people using the service, their families and friends, the general public and colleagues. There are 3 important methods that incorporate consideration of environmental responsibility and sustainable practice. These are reduce, reuse and recycle. This means you should reduce the amount of something, such as paper. You should reuse containers, packaging or waste products where possible. And finally recycle waste materials into usable products. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0775891.html 7/11/12 The most sensible way to think about human rights is as a work in progress. Although they are the basics of every human being, you will be surprised at how many people are robbed of these basic rights that make them human. www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Documents/60UDHR/bookleten.pdf‎ Date: 3/11/13