RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL, GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT IN UDHR

SS 1 CIVIC EDUCATION

3rd Term

RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUAL, GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT IN UDHR

The role of the individual in UDHR

1.       To make effort to know his rights

2.       To seek redress in court when the rights are violated

3.       To avoid infringing on other people’s rights

4.       To help in educating others about their rights

The role of groups in UDHR

1.       To sensitize the public on their rights

2.       To assist the less privileged in courts when their rights are violated

3.       To protest against inhumane policies of the government

4.       To serve as a platform through which the people’s voice of agony could be heard by the government

5.       To bring about social change where a social behavior threatens the individual’s right

6.       With branches across the country, they serve as watchdogs, raising alarm wherever rights are violated

The role of the government in UDHR

1.       To enact law

2.       To protect lives and properties

3.       To provide infrastructural facilities

4.       To establish agencies like NAPTIP (National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons)

5.       To provide Legal aids

6.       To investigate a crime in order to find the criminal