Deirdre Elfers & Linda Venturato A STUDY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN EUROPE

 Purpose:  Deepen understanding of international human rights  Gain travel experience  Coursework for International Human Rights Certificate  Honors Self-Designed Learning Experiential Project  Focus:  Vulnerable Populations  Multiple Perspectives  Research:  Previous coursework  Honors seminars  International Human Rights  Travel Component ABOUT THE PROJECT

Venice & Verona, Italy Krakow, PolandVienna, Austria Munich & Nuremburg, Germany Prague, Czech Republic Dresden, Berlin, & Hamburg, Germany The Hague & Amsterdam, Netherlands Antwerp & Brussels, Belgium Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Paris & Normandy, France Geneva, Switzerland DONE! Zurich, Switzerland & Italy ITINERARY

KRAKOW, POLAND Religious & Ethnic Rights

Kazimierz KRAKOW, POLAND

Auschwitz - Birkenau KRAKOW, POLAND “Jews are a race that must be totally exterminated.” – Hans Frank 1944

THE HAGUE & AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS  LGBT Rights  Political entities

Anne Frank House AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS “Not being able to go outside upsets me more than I can say, and I’m terrified our hiding place will be discovered and we’ll be shot.” – Anne Frank 1942

Homomonuments AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

International entities THE HAGUE NETHERLANDS

Hamburg, Germany  Women’s Rights & Prostitution

Reeperbahn, St. Pauli Red Light District HAMBURG, BERLIN

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