UNIT 22 & 23Challenges to Human Rights
Globaliztion
CONCEPT QUESTIONS1. What forces are challenging human
rights?
2. What are characteristics of genocides?
3. Describe worldwide efforts to guarantee basic human rights.
GENOCIDES Balkans
Ethnic cleansing in Bosnia Rwanda
Hutu vs. Tutsi (imperialism) Darfur
SudanGovernment sponsored Arab militias –
Janjaweed400,000 deaths, 2.8 million displaced
CambodiaCommunist group, Khmer Rouge – Pol Pot1975-1978 – up to 4 million dead
HUMAN RIGHTS U.N. approved the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights (1948) Guaranteed basic rights and freedom to all people
Helsinki Accords (1975) Guaranteed basic rights – freedom of speech, religion
and press, fair trial, earn a living, and live in safety Civil Rights
1960’s movement in America Constitutional guarantees enforced for all Martin Luther King Jr.
Use of non-violent protest methods adopted from Gandhi in India
Apartheid Ended in South Africa Encouraged by Civil Rights movement in America
GLOBALIZATION Integrated world economy where new
ways of trade, transportation, and communication brought larger numbers of people into contact with one another
Technology continued to improve after WWII which created more global interaction
Economies of many nations are now linked
Collective security – UN, NATO Cultures changing and mixing through
influence of TV, radio, internet
GLOBALIZATION Economic
OPEC, WTO, global stock markets Western industries (McDonalds, Nike, Microsoft, etc) Outsourcing and trade expansion, NAFTA and EU
Social Spread of culture and religion & the backlash
Telecommunication Mass communication, satellites, internet, etc…
Computer Shrinking due to space programs Make transmitting information and business transactions
quick and cheap Transportation
Air travel, bullet trains, supertankers, interstate highways Medical Advancements
Penicillin, laser treatments , ultrasound, CAT scans, MRI’s
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