Human+Rights+Debate+Essay


 * Structure of the essay**

In this paragraph you could write about the UDHR (Universal declaration of Human Rights - what is it and why do we need it?) and how poverty affects peoples human rights (what articles in the UDHR does it affect).
 * Introduction:**

Try to write at least 2 or 3 body paragraphs. In these paragraphs you can write about some facts, for example how many people live below the poverty line in Thailand, Isan, Nong Khai. You can also write about your case study, the poor who beg at Thasadej market, Nong Khai. Tell people their story from the information you got today and the people you saw and spoke to. All of these people had disabilities, how many people have disabilities in Thailand? What support do they get from the government? Is it enough? Does their disability lead to discrimination?
 * Body paragraphs:**

Here we need to speak about what needs to be done to give these people back their human rights. How can we help them to help themselves? Think about the people you met today, how can society help them to be able to work, live in house etc?
 * Summary paragraph:**


 * Here is some information that might be helpful**

"Nearly two million women and men in Thailand, or approximately 3 per cent of the population, have a disability. A majority of people with disabilities in Thailand live in rural areas. Figures from National Statistics Office 2007 Survey show that 65 per cent of persons with disabilities over the age of 15 were unemployed. Among those employed, a small percentage worked in professional occupations while a majority (over 50 per cent) worked in agriculture and fishing. What is more, men with disabilities are more likely to have jobs than women with disabilities, 43 per cent and 28 per cent respectively."

(source: []) 2007

"There are about 4.8 million persons with disabilities, about 1.3 million of whom are of working age. Number 4.8 million" (source: []) 2002

"The most frequent disability type identified in the survey was physical or locomotor disability (57 per cent), followed by visual disability (20 per cent), intellectual disability (10 per cent), hearing impairment (6 per cent) and mental health disability (5 per cent). Approximately 1.8 million people with disabilities (38 per cent) were in the age group 15 and 59 years, with around 1.1 million (23 per cent) aged under 15 and 1.9 million (39 per cent) aged 60 and over." (source: [|http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1154&context=gladnetcollect&sei-redir=1#search=%22how%20many%20disabled%20people%20thailand%22]) 2002

"Isan is the poorest region of Thailand: in 2002 average wages were the lowest in the country at 3,928 [|baht] per month (the national average was 6,445)." (source:[])

The following are some links that might be useful to you. You do not need to use all of this information, choose what you think is important for what you want to write about:

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Poverty and Human Rights Violation in Nongkhai, Thailand. (Kag)

Human rights are the rights we have ingrained in us since birth that cannot be spent or taken away from us. Human rights are basic rights that all people should have regardless of nationality, sew, color, religion or any status. We all are equal. Almost half the world, over three billion people, live on less than $2.50 a day. The population of Thailandis estimated to be 63,430,000 people. 69 % are in rural areas, 15 % are Bangkok residents and the remaining 16 % live in other big cities. According to a United Nations report issued in 2000, there are 19 million, or 29.9 % of poor people inThailand and almost all of these people don’t know what human rights are. Poverty is an attack on human dignity and it also affects human rights by denying people of opportunities enjoyed by others. As equals, these opportunities should be available for us all.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, set up in 1948, stated that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”- Article one and it also directly affects : article 17 (section 1), article 21 (section 2), article 22, article 23 (section 1), article 25, and article 26.

For our debate class “poverty case study”, we visited Thasadej market, Nongkhai. Nongkhai is in Isan region which is the poorest region ofThailand. In 2002, average wages were the lowest in the country at 3,928 baths per month. While walking through Thasadej, we met the many people that come to beg every single day. All of these people have various disabilities such as physical disability, visual disability, hearing and speaking disability which influences their quality of life. A shopkeeper said, “These people come to beg here everyday at the same time I open my shop and leave as I close my shop, they rent a room near Thasadej and sometimes they consist of families. It’s typical to see people begging in Thasadej, I’ve seen them here since I first opened my shop.” We met an elderly amputee who had got an accident while he was working and he can no longer continue his job, so he begs at Thasadej. He rents a room for 100 bath per day and his family does not take care of him. In fact, he should get the rights to apply for a job. We also met an elderly blind man who had beg everywhere aroundThailand. He comes from other province, he lived at his friend’s house and he said begging is his only source of income. Other case is the Pak Moon Dam at Ubonratchathani. After the dam is made, it influences the villagers’ living by changing their ecosystem. There are lots of problems such as people need to migrate to other province since the ecosystem is changed because they don’t have enough income for their family. In fact, they have the rights to live at their own place but they are minority, so, they don’t have enough power to change the decision.

Poor people are born into poverty and have no choice in being poor. Most poor people in rural areas cannot afford tuition for their children. As a result, their children lose their right to education. Article 26 of UDHR states the education shall be free for these people, this is human right.