Human Rights FInal Study Guide

When did Nelson Mandela become president of SA?

1994

Why did Muhhamad Yunus (Bangladesh) create Grameen Bank?

noticed the high levels of poverty

Why has Muhhamad Yunus (Bangladesh) called the world economy unfair?

People w/ money and power control it

Why did the authors of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights use the language "Personal Security?"

because it is broad, universal, adaptable, and politically acceptable—covering all people's right to be safe from harm, abuse, and arbitrary actions by the state

Review the human rights that Frank Mugisha (Uganda) defends and know where his work is focused

LGBTQ rights activist in Uganda

What is the primary purpose of SMUG?

Sexual Minorities in Uganda - to defend them

Understand what Elie Wiesel (Romania/US) said to Oprah Winfrey in terms of the vastness of the Auschwitz concentration camp.

It was supposed to be vast/gigantic to take so many people in and kill them

Name of the movement Wangari Maaithai (Kenya) created + its purpose.

Green Belt Movement

Reforestation + Women's Empowerment

How planting trees empowers women.

gives them the tools to make money

How is Rigoberta Menchu (Guatamala) perceived by other members of her community?

Heroine of her people

Why did Rigoberta Menchu (Guatamala) ever get involved with indigenous rights?

She personally suffered - her whole family was killed by the government

Know the industries in which child labor is most prevalent.

Prostitution, Agriculture, Trafficking, Mining, and Fast Fashion

When did Malala Yousafzai (Pakistan) receive her Nobel Peace Prize?

2014

Know who suffers when access to education is restricted based on gender.

Women and society

Know examples of intentional and unintentional bullying.

Intentional: verbal and physical

Unintentional: making ignorant comments

Know Jamie Nabozny's (US) cause and basic profile

challenged discriminatory treatment and inaction by school officials after years of severe harassment- mainly because he was gay

Primary messages in the song "Civil War" by Guns N' Roses.

Anti-war message

one potential reason trash to steam plants (and other harmful facilities) are typically found in poorer areas of the US

Poorer communities don't have the resources to fight against the companies and the government

De jure discrimination vs. De facto discrimination/segregation

De jure = by law

De facto = by circumstance

How political democracy influences state repression from a quantitative standpoint

If there is more democracy, there is less repression

3 main characteristics: freedom of speech, voting transparency, holding authority figures accountable

Know how normal, everyday activities in our parts of the world can lead to an unintentional increase in child labor in less-developed parts of the world.

fast fashion and plastic use

Know who was in charge of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Drafting Committee.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Know feminist critiques of the public-private divide in human rights theory.

Feminist critiques argue that the traditional public-private divide systematically hides, normalizes, and depoliticizes domestic violence