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The concept of Human Rights is at the very foundation of any study of Global Issues. In fact, I challenge you to think of any issue currently facing humanity and our planet that cannot be connected in some way - directly or indirectly - to HUMAN RIGHTS.

__Class #1 - Introduction to Human Rights (Monday, April 8th)__
* News Update * Finish "Conflict Diamonds" Issue - Is the Kimberly Process Working? * Intro to Human Rights - looking at the UN Declaration of Human Rights

**Resources for this class:**  

**__Class #3 - More intro to Human Rights (Thursday, April 11th)__**
* News Update * Debrief - Speaker * Intro to Human Rights Video (see worksheet from Class #1) * Look at the UN Declaration of Human Rights - which ones are the most important (List five and why - email me your answers)

__Class #4 - Intro to Genocide (Monday, April 15th)__
* News Update * Compare lists of your "Top Five" human rights - be able to justify your stance <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Find places in the world where these human rights are threatened <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">* Intro to Genocide - look a the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and answer the following questions:
 * 1) Under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, what acts can constitute genocide?
 * 2) What intent is required for such acts to constitute genocide?
 * 3) Under the Statute for the International Tribunal for Rwanda, what are crimes against humanity?
 * 4) Find a definition of ethnic cleansing.
 * 5) Is there overlap between and among the meanings of genocide, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity?
 * 6) What action does the Genocide Convention require be taken by countries which sign and ratify it?
 * 7) Did the United States meet its obligations under the Genocide Convention? What actions could the United States have taken?

Note: Not all answers can be found in the document above.

__Classes #5-7 - Analyzing 20th Century Genocides__
In these classes, you will be assigned one of five 20th Century genocides (Armenia, Holocaust, Serbian, Rwandan, or Cambodian) and prepare a presentation to teach the class about these genocides. Your presentations must include the causes, major events, US response, international response, and aftermath. Once you are done, please post your presentation in the space below:



[|RWANDA GENOCIDE] [|Bosnia Genocide]