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What are human rights issues that concern people today?
Who protected human rights?
The protection of human rights is very important…
…conflicts often create dangerous situations all over the world
Organizations, like the UNITED NATIONS (UN) closely monitor human rights abuses
Why did human rights need protected?
Many governments threaten human rights by:
∆ Imprisoning critics of the government
∆ Supporting terrorists
∆ Refusing to follow international law
The goal of organizations like the UN is ensure that ALL governments honor the rights and liberties of their citizens
Who led the movement for protection?
Dec. 10, 1948 – UN adopts the UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF
HUMAN RIGHTS
This was a vision for what the world should be like
ELEANOR ROOSEVELTFormer First Lady
ChairpersonCommission of Human Rights
Where did this declaration come from?
The key ideas of the
sound very similar to the US Bill of Rights
What ideas made up this declaration?
All humans are born free and equal
Key Idea #1
Everyone has life, liberty, and security
Key Idea #2
What ideas made up this declaration?
No one shall be held in slavery
Key Idea #3
What ideas made up this declaration?
No cruel punishment will be allowed
Key Idea #4
What ideas made up this declaration?
Everyone has freedom of:
Thought Religion Speech
Expression
Key Idea #5
What ideas made up this declaration?
Everyone has the right to participate in their government
Key Idea #6
What ideas made up this declaration?
What is ethnic cleansing?Crimes against civilians remains an ongoing problem…
Many ongoing problems today
arise from opposing ethnic
groups
One such example of ETHNIC CLEANSING occurred after the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Attempting to remove an entire ethnic group
from an area
Who was Slobodan Milosevic?
SLOBODAN MILSOEVICPresident of Serbia (1989-1997)
President of Yugoslavia (1997-2000)
Wanted to reunite Yugoslavia
Helped Serbs remove Croats and Muslims from
Bosnia
Helped Serbs remove Albanian Muslims from
Kosovo
How did the world react to Milosevic?
The United States and NATO intervened in Yugoslavia…
2000 – Milosevic overthrown a democratic government replaces him…
Milosevic was set to stand trial for his crimes – but died in prison first
Where else has genocide occurred?
Similar examples of ETHNIC CLEANSING have occurred in other these places: Also known as
GENOCIDE
Rwanda ٭
Somalia ٭
Sudan ٭
Iraq ٭
In each of these cases, outside groups have attempted to help stop the violence
What is a refugee?Wars and other hardships have displaced
many people around the world
Violence
Natural disasters
Diseases
Persecution
Reasons why people have been forced to
flee their homes
These people are seeking the most basic things: food, shelter, and safety
How was the world responded to refugees?
The United Nations (UN) has agreed to provide ASYLUM to many refugees
Safety in a different place
Unfortunately, many have to stay in overcrowded and unhealthy refugee camps until organization and nations have the chance to
help them
How was AIDS affected the world?Despite progress in fighting disease…
…new and old diseases continue to threaten the world
One of the most serious is AIDS – It has affected every continent
What area has been affected the most by AIDS?
As of 2005, 40 million people are living with
HIV or AIDS
In some seriously affected parts of Africa… the average life expectancy
has dropped from 59 years to 45 years!
80% of all children with HIV/AIDS live in southern Africa
How was the world reacted to AIDS?
Many nations and organizations such as:
World Health Organization (WHO)
United Nations(UN)
… are trying to fight this disease through education
How are nuclear weapons a problem?
Even though the Cold War is over, NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION still continues
around the worldthe buildup of nuclear weapons
The buildup of nuclear weapons increases the likelihood of World War III someday…..
Essential Question
What are human rights issues that concern people today?
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