Global Issues: Human Rights
What are considered the foundation of freedom, justice, and involves the belief in the dignity and worth of all people? Human Rights
What was the purpose of the human rights movement in the 19 th and 20 th centuries? To end slavery Grant equal rights for women and minorities
How are human rights violated today? Nasty Government Ethnic Conflicts During War to justify national security
What gave birth to the worldwide movement for human rights? Why? WWII
What is the clear set of standards for basic human rights called? Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Civil and Political Rights Equal protection under the law Freedom from torture Freedom of thought and expression – Social and Economic Rights Right to an adequate standard of living Right to work: justice in pay and working conditions Freedom from slavery
Why isn’t the clear set of standards always effective? Not a binding treaty Not law Set of countries that aspire to the standard
In what ways do women suffer discrimination in various countries around the world? What are the effects of this discrimination? No education Do not get same rights given to men It’s a source of economic under development
What are some customs that can be seen as a violation of human rights? Sharia – strict interpretation by Radical Muslims of Islamic Law - not seen as equal Hindu Caste System - Untouchables/Dalit in India
What has the US done that has sparked concern about possible human rights violation? Response to 9/11 – new laws about terror suspect being imprisoned indefinitely without formal charges
What human right has been banned in many international treaties and no country publically supports? No torture or cruel inhuman or degrading treatment Why do some people justify the violation of this human right? – Aim of getting a confession or punishment – National security
What was one of the most famous violations of the right of people to express their political beliefs? Tiananmen Square Pro-Democracy Demonstration 1989 – Beijing, China
In many places around the world, what violates the right to an adequate standard of living and the right to just and favorable work conditions? Sweatshops Child labor Low wage factory workers – Sometimes that pay is seen as a chance
In what form does human slavery still exist in the world? Sometimes called: Human Trafficking Bonded Labor
How are human rights defended worldwide? It depends on nations willingness to observe human rights and pressure countries that violate human rights UN NGO’s: Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch – bring attention to human rights violations
What limits political and legal efforts to protect human rights? Some place don’t recognize all human rights Economic development first Get ignored for political and economic reasons NGS’s no troops to enforce – When should there be military intervention? US and Iraq
How can you improve awareness to violations of human rights? How can you help protect human rights?