The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and

Human Rights is an organization committed to

advancing the principles enshrined in the
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human
Rights (UDHR), and other international
documents, through education, dialogue and
change. Named after John Peters Humphrey, a
Canadian lawyer and principal drafter of the
UDHR, the Centre believes that education in
human rights has an immense power to
transform; for

on its foundation rest the

cornerstones of freedom,
democracy and sustainable
development. (Kofi Annan)

MORE INFORMATION:
www.jhcentre.org
e. info@jhcentre.org
t. 780.453.2638
Special thanks to the Alberta Human
Rights Education and Multiculturalism
Fund for enabling us to support rights
education.

HUMAN RIGHTS
fun activities
for your whole
family to do
together

AT HOME

Activity 1:
A New World!
A new planet has been discovered. What RIGHTS do you think are
important for the inhabitants to have in a Bill of Rights to ensure
everyone is treated equally and with respect? With your whole
family, sit down and make a Bill of Rights for this new planet. You
can even name it!

For most of us, our homes were our first schools. We learn a lot
from our families, such as how to treat other people and the types
of words and language we use. Your children have just participated
in a Human Rights Fair where they learned about human rights
and created a beautiful visual art project. Now its your turn!

Activity
2: Make a

Family Charter
Now that youve discussed as a family the rights and values that are
important to you, its time to make a Family Charter.
Make a list of how you are going to treat one another, how you are
going to address conflicts and problem solve and how each of you
are going to make sure that you live your lives with kindness and
generosity.

Spending time talking about human rights with your children can
help them learn to be socially responsible and respectful human

Hang your finished charter on your fridge or on a wall in your

home!

beings. As parents and guardians, you have a very big impact on

the types of individuals your children become. Teaching and
practicing respect and understanding in your home is key to
making sure your children learn the right kind of behaviors they
should practice.

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any
maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the
factory, farm or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity,
equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned
citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world. (Eleanor Roosevelt)