SAP102 Welfare System And Services Assignment

Assessment 2

Word Count: 1200-1500 words (introduction -120 to 150, body -950 to 1100, conclusion -120to 150)

Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of sex, race, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, age, disability, or any other status. For this assessment task, you are required to write an essay (1200 – 1500 words) that is based on one of the following groups who, at various times and in various contexts, have not had their human rights protected or promoted:  Children

In your essay, you are required to review, analyze, and draw from relevant human rights documents (listed below) and from current evidence to explain:

1. The obligations of governments to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of children (i.e., the obligations of governments to act in certain ways or refrain from certain acts).
2. The ways in which Australian government(s) have not and/or do not meet specific obligations under specific conventions/articles to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of children. Examples can be based on past and/or present legislation, policies, and practices.
3. The ways in which Australian government(s) do meet their obligations under specific conventions/articles to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of children. Examples should be based on up-to-date legislation, policies, and practices.

Refer to the Australian Human Rights Commission website found xat https://humanrights.gov.au/about/what-are-human-rights to access the following:

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
•  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
•  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
•  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) 
• United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, 
•  Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
•  Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
•  International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
•  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Article 18 recognizes freedom of thought, conscience, and religion).
• Age Discrimination Act (2004)
•  The Sex Discrimination (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Status) Bill (2013) (Cth)

Use APA 7 referencing. Your essay should include at least 8 (scholarly) journal articles or books. The format of your essay will be discussed in greater detail during tutorials.

Assessment 3

You are required to complete an 8 – 10-minute PowerPoint/Video presentation that builds on the findings of your Part 2A essay. In this presentation, you will explain:

1. The obligations of governments, organizations, and/or individuals – based on relevant human rights instruments and legislation - to promote and protect the human rights and freedoms of your chosen group.
2. The legal consequences for governments, organizations, and/or individuals who fail to abide by these human rights standards and/or laws (i.e., this relates to the question of how much the human rights instruments or law “have teeth”), and any relevant critique/commentary
3. Complexities that can arise when granting the human rights of your chosen group (i.e., when there are conflicts between different people’s/group’s human rights).

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