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Human Rights Debates

Human Rights Debates. Human rights vs. sovereignty R2P International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect. IGO Action. UN Human Rights Council International Courts/Tribunals

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Human Rights Debates

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  1. Human Rights Debates Human rights vs. sovereignty • R2P • International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect • Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect

  2. IGO Action UN Human Rights Council International Courts/Tribunals • International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)Overview, documents, latest news, courtrooms, cases, reports. • International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)Overview, documents, latest news, cases, judicial database, events. • Special Court for Sierra LeoneLive coverage, cases, press room, documents, news. • Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia Reports, Judicial Officers, organs, press statements, outreach. • Special Tribunal for Lebanon About the Tribunal, documents, reports, contacts, defense

  3. International Criminal Court ICC Home page Rome Statute (1998/2002) Court Structure Situations and Cases

  4. What are Human Rights? Universal Morality vs. Cultural Relativism

  5. Universal Morality • Universal Declaration on Human Rights • Human Rights Watch • Amnesty International • Freedom House • Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers • Human Rights Campaign (working to end discrimination against gays and lesbians) • American Bar Associationsite on human rights

  6. Cultural Relativism • Iran: The Basij • Pakistan • Rape laws change (2006) • Blasphemy Laws • Saudi Arabia • Women and Driving • Uganda: Anti-Gay Legislation

  7. Growing Consensus Economic freedoms Lack of Consensus Women’s rights Political freedoms Religious freedoms Where do we stand?Freedom House Report

  8. Resources • United Nations Human Rights site • United Nations Human Rights Law site (reference for all treaties and conventions concerning human rights) • UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) • US Department of Health and Human Services site on human trafficking and assistance for victims • Human Trafficking (US State Dept. Annual Report) • US Department of State Country Human Rights Reports • Human Rights Watch • Amnesty International • Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers • Human Rights Campaign(working to end discrimination against gays and lesbians) • UN site on Trafficking in Human Beings (UN Office on Crime and Drugs) • NGO Human Trafficking.Org(established to work toward the prevention of human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region)

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