Human Rights Debates Human rights vs sovereignty R
Human Rights Debates Human rights vs. sovereignty – R 2 P • International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect • Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect
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 Leone Live 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
International Criminal Court ICC Home page Rome Statute (1998/2002) Court Structure Situations and Cases
What are Human Rights? Universal Morality vs. Cultural Relativism
Universal Morality • • • Universal Declaration on 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 Association site on human rights
Cultural Relativism Iran • Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance • Human Rights Watch Report 2014 Pakistan • Blasphemy Laws Saudi Arabia • Women and Driving • HRW Statement Uganda • Anti-Gay Legislation
Where do we stand? Freedom House Human Rights Watch Growing Consensus Lack of Consensus • Economic freedoms • Women’s rights • Political freedoms • Religious freedoms
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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