https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzZyDU6Szmk0YBlJFsBKD9EzpKMUw6qfXlY07MU0q6E/edit?usp=sharing
This is a link to my groups google doc containing our version of a global charter of rights and freedoms
My group (Angel and Daniel) really focused on building our charter to what we all thought would be best for the world. For example in our charter we used private health care because we believe if everyone in the world had public health care resources would run out very fast. My group when making our charter we really thought and considered how it would work out for the whole world and into the future. One thing we considered for every part of our charter is the similar problems brought up in our novels and how we could fix them with our charter. One thing specifically from our novels we focused on was that there was not a real form of government in any of our books so to make our books problems better we really focused on the democratic rights of our charter and making a fair voting rights for everyone. We also created a council to rule the world which consist of one leader from every country and there is a vote as to whom that person it. With that we also made sure to make it the responsibility of that council member to take in its countries ideas, wants, and needs and fight for them within the council. And with that we made it the responsibility of the people to speak their voice and share their ideas, and this is made possible by our fundamental freedoms section and that everyone has the right to speak freely. One problem we struck in our group was Angel brought up a point about putting "unicorn rights" into our charter but to Daniel and I that didn't make a lot of sense so we ended up not putting it in our charter but we had quiet the debate over it! Overall our charter was great as it provided equality to everyone and really focused on what was for the good of the people.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
5th GINS post
Individual rights in Sierra Leone
Before the civil war in Sierra Leone there were individual rights in place but they were not enforced very firmly. There were very large drug trades in Sierra Leone and lots of crime that includes, kidnapping, rapes, torture, murder and discrimination. After the Civil war new rights were ruled about woman's rights, crime, and discrimination. Although these new rights were implied they are not very well enforced in Sierra Leone as there is still a lot of crime and discrimination especially towards women and children. Another thing I found interesting is that it is very hard to become a citizen there if you are not african american. Citizens of Sierra Leone don't usually get a fair trial in court and are sentenced to much harsher punishments then here in Canada. For example theft can lead to 7-10 years in a Sierra Leone prison where there is torture and unfair treatment. In parts of Sierra Leone these individual rights are enforced very clearly but are still not taken seriously by the citizens and in other parts of Sierra Leone there is no enforcement of these rights and total chaos.
If Canada's Charter was implied in Sierra Leone I think it would be a very different place still with crime but there would an economy and people would be more happy. I think because of the rights that are in place there now that people get angry with how they are treated and the life they have and thats how all the crime happens. With Canada's individual rights in place I believe there would be order in Sierra Leone and people would be happy with the rights they have, because right now they can do pretty much anything and get away with it and thats not how people should live. I think the biggest problem in Sierra Leone is discrimination because if you are white you are highly hated there but also if you are disabled or female there is a lot of discrimination and I think equality among the citizens would really help this place out.
Some specific parts of the charter that I think are needed in Sierra Leone are Legal rights in which fair trials are held and the right to be free unless proven guilty with specific evidence. I also think that Equality rights would be a huge thing for Sierra Leone as I explained before there is a lot of discrimination and I think that really effects Sierra Leone and how the economy and lifestyle is there.
As of today the government of Sierra Leone has been promising to pass a bill for individual rights but that has not happened yet.z
Before the civil war in Sierra Leone there were individual rights in place but they were not enforced very firmly. There were very large drug trades in Sierra Leone and lots of crime that includes, kidnapping, rapes, torture, murder and discrimination. After the Civil war new rights were ruled about woman's rights, crime, and discrimination. Although these new rights were implied they are not very well enforced in Sierra Leone as there is still a lot of crime and discrimination especially towards women and children. Another thing I found interesting is that it is very hard to become a citizen there if you are not african american. Citizens of Sierra Leone don't usually get a fair trial in court and are sentenced to much harsher punishments then here in Canada. For example theft can lead to 7-10 years in a Sierra Leone prison where there is torture and unfair treatment. In parts of Sierra Leone these individual rights are enforced very clearly but are still not taken seriously by the citizens and in other parts of Sierra Leone there is no enforcement of these rights and total chaos.
If Canada's Charter was implied in Sierra Leone I think it would be a very different place still with crime but there would an economy and people would be more happy. I think because of the rights that are in place there now that people get angry with how they are treated and the life they have and thats how all the crime happens. With Canada's individual rights in place I believe there would be order in Sierra Leone and people would be happy with the rights they have, because right now they can do pretty much anything and get away with it and thats not how people should live. I think the biggest problem in Sierra Leone is discrimination because if you are white you are highly hated there but also if you are disabled or female there is a lot of discrimination and I think equality among the citizens would really help this place out.
Some specific parts of the charter that I think are needed in Sierra Leone are Legal rights in which fair trials are held and the right to be free unless proven guilty with specific evidence. I also think that Equality rights would be a huge thing for Sierra Leone as I explained before there is a lot of discrimination and I think that really effects Sierra Leone and how the economy and lifestyle is there.
As of today the government of Sierra Leone has been promising to pass a bill for individual rights but that has not happened yet.z
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