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Human Rights in Practice

Human Rights in Practice . Global Issues Unit Lesson 2. Objectives. Review major international hr law. Evaluate the role various organizations play in promoting and protecting human rights. Identify opinion of US HR policy. Warm Up.

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Human Rights in Practice

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  1. Human Rights in Practice Global Issues Unit Lesson 2

  2. Objectives • Review major international hr law. • Evaluate the role various organizations play in promoting and protecting human rights. • Identify opinion of US HR policy.

  3. Warm Up • What are the 3 HR laws that make up the International “Bill of Rights”? • What other groups are protected under international law? • UDHR - Universal Declaration of Human Rights • ICCPR - International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights • ICESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights • Conventions against • Torture • Refugees • Racial Discrimination • Women • Children

  4. Think-Pair-Share • Is it really reasonable to try to give the same rights to everyone in the world? Why/why not?

  5. Debating Human Rights Law PROS CONS • Sets govt responsibilities • Improve quality of life • Establishes ideal to strive for • All talk – no reality • Imposition Western ideals • Many accept, few implement • Major nations don’t ratify (binding) • HRC is hypocritical and ineffective

  6. Making Rights a Reality

  7. Making Rights a Reality

  8. Making Rights a Reality

  9. Making Rights a Reality

  10. HR Groups • Identify a human rights related NGO. • Private, non-profit orgs with specific public policy interest. • Human Rights Watch • Amnesty Internatl • Oxfam Internatl • American Red Cross • International Red Crescent • Dr’s Without Borders • Polaris Project

  11. Globalization & Human Rights • Economic Challenges • Migrant workers • MNC’s vs. Govts • Indigenous rights • Environmental Challenges • Environmental equity • Resource scarcity • Water • “Practices of individuals & governments influence living standards and human rights conditions of other people around the world.” • Competing Visions of Human Rights – Choices.edu

  12. Paradox (Contradiction) of US HR Policy • World leader for HR, but places own interests above HR agreements & standards • Examples • Supported govts that abuse rights for poly/econ/security reasons • Protects its own sovereignty while intruding on others • Slow to ratify Child/Women…no support ICC • US Abuses – Discrimination in ct system, use of capital punishment, enhanced interrogation & treatment terror POWs (lack health care was internatl concern until recently- now US concern!)

  13. Video- • Human Rights Video

  14. Activity – 1 = Strongly Support 2 = Support 3 = Neutral/ No Opinion 4 = Oppose 5 = Strongly Oppose • Human rights are not universal. The US should respect other cultures’ interpretations of human rights. • Human rights can only be addressed through international cooperation. • The US should improve its own track record on human rights. • Promoting human rights should be the US’ most important foreign policy. • The US should promote economic, social, and cultural rights as actively as it supports civil & political rights. • The US has a moral obligation to try to stop injustices around the globe. • Human rights violations abroad will eventually affect US interests and security.

  15. Closure • In your own life and experiences, do you or people you know have the rights and protections contained in the UDHR?

  16. Homework

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