Our goal: Research a 21st century-focused HUMAN RIGHTS related topic of your choosing and prepare a TEN paragraph multimedia paper, published to our course blog, that educates all of us about your topic.
To earn an A (Excellent), your multimedia research project must:
1. ____ Consist of TEN paragraphs of 5-7 sentences each.
2. ____ Have a clearly defined thesis sentence at paper’s beginning.
3. ____ Reference at least SIX different sources, in addition to our course texts.
4. ____ Contains at least ONE direct quotation from your sources in each paragraph, cited like so (AUTHOR’s LAST NAME, page #).
5. ____ Contain NO grammar, spelling, or mechanical errors.
6. ____ Contain a SINGLE embedded/captioned image for EACH of your TEN paragraphs, as well as a short (1-3 minute) video at the top of your blogged paper that INTRODUCES your topic. NOTE: IMAGES should be CAPTIONED and SOURCED with the URL.
7. ____ Be presented with confidence in class.
8. ____ Be accompanied with a PROFESSIONAL POSTER BOARD that shall be publicly displayed at the CORE CONVIVIUM celebration.
For Thursday, September 5th's class, please post below the following:
ReplyDelete1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteCounter-terrorism - I want to focus on how governments balance protecting their citizens from terrorist attacks through online monitoring and surveillance while also respecting basic human rights. I’m also looking at how the presence of terrorism restricts normal people’s freedom through counter-terrorism protections and how that relates to the actual goal of most terrorists.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 1 - All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 3 - Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4 - No one shall be held in slavery or servitude
Article 5 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 10 - Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20 - (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
(2) No one may be compelled to belong to an association.
Article 30
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
How is terrorism both a cause and a product of trying to protect human rights?
How are nations’ laws developing in order to prevent terrorist acts while also protecting human rights and the law.
Does surveillance and monitoring the general population online violate human rights?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime Counter-Terrosim Module - https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/terrorism/module-3/key-issues/international-human-rights-law.html
Middle East Institute Terrorism ad Human Rights Report - https://www.mei.edu/sites/default/files/publications/PP4_Stewart_humanrightsCT.pdf
UN Commission for Human Rights, Terrorism, and Counter-terrorism - https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/Factsheet32EN.pdf
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Counter Terrorism, Protecting Human Rights- https://www.osce.org/odihr/29103?download=true
Department of Homeland Security Counter Terrorism and Homeland Security Threats - https://www.dhs.gov/counter-terrorism-and-homeland-security-threats
Learning from the Past in Addressing Domestic Terrorism - https://www.lawfareblog.com/learning-past-addressing-domestic-terrorism
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteI want to look into the current human rights violations being committed in Hong Kong right now over the anti-extradition bill protests.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 1- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 3- Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person.
Article 5- No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 10- Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.
Article 19- Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Article 20- Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
What specific human rights violations have been committed by the police, and how much worse will it get?
How disastrous would the passing of the extradition bill be to the people of Hong Kong?
What action has or will be taken by other nations, or will they idly sit and watch?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
2019 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Hong_Kong_anti-extradition_bill_protests
Hong Kong: Freedoms Rapidly Deteriorating https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/06/27/hong-kong-freedoms-rapidly-deteriorating
United Nations human rights body takes aim at Hong Kong police over use of weapons https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3022623/united-nations-human-rights-body-takes-aim-hong-kong-police
Democratic crisis in Hong Kong https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-reports/democratic-crisis-hong-kong
Press briefing note on Hong Kong, China https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24888&LangID=E
Protect the rights of people in Hong Kong https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/stop-the-hong-kong-extradition-bill/
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC:
ReplyDeleteFor my topic, as of right now I want to look into the violation of human rights that happened during the Rwandan Genocide.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 1- All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2- Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3- Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 5- No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 15- (1) Everyone has the right to a nationality.(2) No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
Why where other nations so hesitant to help?
Why did the UN not do as much to intervene?
What exactly was the longstanding hate between the hutus and tutsis?
4)Six Sources:
Rwandan Genocide: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide
The Heart of the Hutu-Tutsi Conflict: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/africa-july-dec99-rwanda_10-08
Rwanda genocide: 100 days of slaughter: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26875506
Guide to the Zaire crisis: The difference between a Hutu and a Tutsi: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/guide-to-the-zaire-crisis-the-difference-between-a-hutu-and-a-tutsi-1352558.html
The Tutsis and Hutus Are Genetically Different. Does That Matter?: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2011/10/16/the-tutsis-and-hutus-are-genetically-different-does-that-matter/
Rwanda : History: http://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/rwanda/history
Human Rights Topic.
ReplyDeleteBlackwater PMC - I specifically want to focus on the horrific acts conducted by Blackwater (Now called Academi), a private military company while stationed in Iraq.
I also want to look at the reasons behind the exponential growth of PMCs and how governments justify their usage.
The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic
Article 1 - All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2 - Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3 - Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 5 - No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 7 - All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
Three specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
How prevalent is the PMC industry among the global community?
How is the use of these PMCs justified by the countries that employ them?
Is a country/nation-state that employs a PMC responsible for any misconduct that happens in the field?
Six specific sources
Nisour Square massacre
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nisour_Square_massacre
PMCs & the UN
https://www.globalpolicy.org/pmscs/50225-pmscs-a-the-un.html
Private Military Corporations: Benefits and Costs of Outsourcing Security
http://yalejournal.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/062101stanger-williams.pdf\
War for money. Leading
https://medium.com/smartaim-tech/war-for-money-leading-private-military-companies-of-the-world-eab9f9fe2de8
Options for US. Use of Private Military and Security Companies
https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2019/07/15/options_for_us_use_of_private_military_and_security_companies_114581.html
Mercenaries, Private Military Contractors Can Destabilize Rule of Law, Expert Tells Third Committee, amid Calls to End Racism, Respect Migrant Rights
https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/gashc4246.doc.htm
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteAccess to [a good] Education
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 26:
(1) Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.
(2) Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations, racial or religious groups, and shall further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.
(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
1. Is it possible to set universal standards for education in terms of quality?
2. At what point does the child have the right to choose the kind of education they receive?
3. Should censorship be allowed in education?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
1. 9 Facts to Know About Education Around the World
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/9-facts-about-education/
2. 15 Facts on Education in Developing Countries
https://acei-global.blog/2014/03/06/15-facts-on-education-in-developing-countries/
3. Educational Digital Technologies in Developing Countries Challenge Third Party Providers
https://web-a-ebscohost-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=085241a9-2001-44ed-a6c7-55ec3ede86e5%40sessionmgr4007
4. School quality counts: evidence from developing countries.
https://web-a-ebscohost-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=c44e424f-388c-4615-904c-d1b2030b95c7%40sessionmgr4008
5. Redefining Education in the Developing World
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/redefining_education_in_the_developing_world
6. Education Data
https://www.globalpartnership.org/data-and-results/education-data
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteAs of right now I would like my human rights topic to be on human trafficking and displacement.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 13
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state.
2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own and to return to his country.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
1. Why does human trafficking happen?
2. How do human traffickers get away with it so much?
3. Where does human trafficking happen the most?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
Selling Souls: An Empirical Analysis of Human Trafficking and Globalization
https://search-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/asianeuropeanbusiness/docview/1903819613/27EA58BB09454913PQ/1?accountid=40345
2. Article 13: Freedom of Movement
https://www.standup4humanrights.org/layout/files/30on30/UDHR70-30on30-article13-eng.pdf
3. Conservation, Displacement and Social Injustice at the South African Section of Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier
https://search-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/asianeuropeanbusiness/docview/2162378040/467D399010EC4549PQ/1?accountid=40345
4. Institutional Arrangements to Counter Human Trafficking in the Asia Pacific
https://search-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/asianeuropeanbusiness/docview/205239291/916968218D2F4C9BPQ/3?accountid=40345
5. Globalization and the Emergence of Violent Non-state Actors: The Case of Human Trafficking
https://search-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/asianeuropeanbusiness/docview/1765126591/73202A8B85E347D1PQ/2?accountid=40345
6. FISHERS OF MEN: THE NEGLECTED EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DEPLETION ON LABOR TRAFFICKING IN THE THAI FISHING INDUSTRY
https://search-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/asianeuropeanbusiness/docview/1616498106/2A0C71697B904C89PQ/1?accountid=40345
7. The Victims
https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/human-trafficking/victims
AND HERE.
ReplyDelete1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteThe poor treatment of workers in large wealthy corporations. ( Amazon is the big focus but I will find more examples as I research )
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 4.)
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Article 23.)
Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
Everyone who works has the right to just and favourable remuneration ensuring for himself and his family an existence worthy of human dignity, and supplemented, if necessary, by other means of social protection.’
Article 24.)
Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of working hours and periodic holidays with pay.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
Why would a ( any ) corporation with so much money have practices that 1.) put the wellbeing of their staff at risk and 2.) knowingly put the corporation at legal risk? Not to mention when word gets out about their poor practices they can potentially face more trouble than they would if they invested in a quality work environment and treatment of staff, they have more than enough money to have these things set in place, there is no excuse.
How are they operating in a way that to us seems clearly wrong but works out legally? How far are they being allowed to bend these rules and what about them makes them allowed to do this?
What other big name companies have distinctly bad work conditions such as Amazon?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
Inside the hellish workday of an Amazon warehouse employee
https://nypost.com/2019/07/13/inside-the-hellish-workday-of-an-amazon-warehouse-employee/
‘Beat the machine’: Amazon warehouse workers strike to protest inhumane conditions
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/16/20696154/amazon-prime-day-2019-strike-warehouse-workers-inhumane-conditions-the-rate-productivity
Revealed: Amazon touts high wages while ignoring issues in its warehouses
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/06/amazon-workers-minimum-wage-injuries-working-conditions
Amazon.com (Company) Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)
Amazon Working Conditions: Urinating in Trash Cans, Shamed to Work Injured, List of Employee Complaints
https://www.newsweek.com/amazon-drivers-warehouse-conditions-workers-complains-jeff-bezos-bernie-1118849
Amazon warehouse employees speak out about the 'brutal' reality of working during the holidays, when 60-hour weeks are mandatory and ambulance calls are common
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-employees-describe-peak-2019-2
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteCopyright laws in the game industry
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 27.
(1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits.
(2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is the author.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
How are copyright laws different in the game industry?
Do Copywrite for games change worldwide vs in the United states?
How do tv and movie character Copywrite to game characters copyright?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
International Copyright Relations of the United States
https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ38a.pdf
Game Design Copyright & Patent Guide
https://www.gamedesigning.org/gaming/copyright/
Copyright Laws & Video Games
https://info.legalzoom.com/copyright-laws-video-games-20305.html
Video Games and IP: A Global Perspective
https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2014/02/article_0002.html
The Legal Status of Video Games: Comparative Analysis in National Approaches
https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/copyright/en/activities/pdf/comparative_analysis_on_video_games.pdf
Video Games
https://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/activities/video_games.html
Copyright and video games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_and_video_games
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteHuman trafficking around the world.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood
Article 4. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
1.What is the processes and treatment for those displaced by human trafficking?
2.What are the largest importers and exporters of humans?and why?
3.What is being done on a global and local level to combat human trafficking?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
1. https://humantraffickingsearch.org
2. https://humantraffickinghotline.org
3. https://www.dressember.org
4. http://www.unodc.org/unodc/data-and-analysis/glotip.html
(UN office on drugs and crime)
5. https://migrationdataportal.org/themes/human-trafficking
6. https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/289709-what-happens-after-a-human-trafficking-victim-is-rescued
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteAdoption in the United States
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Article 16.
(1) Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
What's the process for opposite sex marriage vs same sex marriage? (To accomplish the same thing)
What are the requirements in the US for adoption? (Income/education/home)
How big of an issue is a lack of foster homes for children in the US? What are we doing to solve this?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
Adoption Laws
http://www.adopt.org/adoption-laws
Questions about adopting
https://www.adoptuskids.org/adoption-and-foster-care/overview/faq
Adoption Policy and the Well-Being of Adopted Children in the United States
http://zj3yz7er5g.search.serialssolutions.com/?genre=article&issn=00094021&title=Child%20Welfare&volume=95&issue=1&date=20160101&atitle=Adoption%20Policy%20and%20the%20Well-Being%20of%20Adopted%20Children%20in%20the%20United%20States.&spage=27&pages=27-55&sid=EBSCO:Health%20Business%20Elite&au=Provencher,%20Ashley%20J.
THE POLITICS OF ADOPTION AND FOSTERING IN THE UNITED STATES
https://web-a-ebscohost-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=8&sid=73f51e44-355b-49e2-877d-5f9dab188332%40sessionmgr4008
Beggars and choosers: How the politics of choice shapes adoption, abortion, and welfare in the United States
https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=ynt4uX8MrKoC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=adoption+in+united+states&ots=nz71F98YwI&sig=hYS7kOqsmOHEPN_PSiJYoB_L-rQ#v=onepage&q=adoption%20in%20united%20states&f=false
Adoption statistics by state
https://web-b-ebscohost-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=3&sid=ef790c4c-af1d-440d-afec-7ad8f3a43ff6%40pdc-v-sessmgr05
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteThe usage of the death penalty
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 2 – Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3 – Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person
Article 5 – No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
What are the main arguments retentionists use to defend capital punishment?
Does capital punishment actually discourage crimes happening?
What is a possible alternative to the death penalty?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
Capital Punishment (Wikipedia) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment
Capital Punishment (Kerrigan) - https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/lib/champlain/reader.action?docID=5014659
Dialogues on the Ethics of Capital Punishment - https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/lib/champlain/reader.action?docID=467017
The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies - https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/lib/champlain/reader.action?docID=886708
The Death Penalty: A Worldwide Perspective - https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=osHBBQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=death+penalty&ots=H1FEcMlgAy&sig=qb5HbMkc3dDYHhVbisuCy4rBe1k#v=onepage&q=death%20penalty&f=false
Capital Punishment and Latino Offenders: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Death Sentences - https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.cobalt.champlain.edu/lib/champlain/reader.action?docID=3016730&query=
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteSex/Human Trafficking
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 1→ All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 3 → Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 4 → No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.
Article 5 → No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
1. What are the similairities and differences between human trafficking and slavery?
2. How prelevant is human trafficking in the Unitied States compared to the rest of world?
3. What actions and steps are being taken to combat human trafficking locally and globally? Is it possible to ever end human trafficking?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls
Sex Trafficking- Polaris
https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/sex-trafficking
Shared Hope International
https://sharedhope.org/the-problem/what-is-sex-trafficking/
Global report on Trafficking exposes modern form of slavery
https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html
Enslaved in America: Sex Trafficking in the United States
https://www.womensfundingnetwork.org/enslaved-in-america-sex-trafficking-in-the-united-states/
What is Human Trafficking?
https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/human-trafficking/
A Human Rights Approach to Human Trafficking
https://gcm.unu.edu/publications/articles/a-human-rights-approach-to-human-trafficking.html
Human Trafficking is a global epidemic. And we can all help fight it.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/14/perspectives/human-trafficking-fight/index.html
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC:
ReplyDeleteLooking at Artificial Intelligence from a Human Rights standpoint.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
Article 1.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.
Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.
Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
When does an AI become an independently thinking being (ie where is the line)?
What are the characteristics that create that line?
Is there a committee that governs these questions of ethics/when will one be made and what is/will their opinion on this be?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
Artificial Intelligence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence
The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence - https://intelligence.org/files/EthicsofAI.pdf
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_of_artificial_intelligence
Self-Driving Uber Car Kills Pedestrian in Arizona, Where Robots Roam - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/uber-driverless-fatality.html
Top 9 Ethical Issues In Artificial Intelligence - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/10/top-10-ethical-issues-in-artificial-intelligence/
Human Rights and Artificial Intelligence An Urgently Needed Agenda - https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/files/cchr/files/humanrightsai_designed.pdf
Boom!
ReplyDeleteFor Monday, September 16, please post your THESIS statement draft 1.0 here.
ReplyDeleteBe sure your THESIS STATEMENT meets these FOUR criteria:
1) Precise.
2) Provable (arguable) hypothesis.
3) Grounded in time. (DATES)
4) Grounded in place (WHERE.)
Be ready to present your thesis in class for critical discussion!
My example of a thesis that works:
"Moving into 2020, the United States as an Empire is threatened by both "imperial overstretch" globally and a domestic economy at home marked by an increasing wealth gap between the super rich and everyone else."
1) Your HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC.
ReplyDeleteThe ethics of torture, specifically by the U.S.
2) The specific UN UDHR Articles (number and write out) you will use as a FRAMING LENS for your topic.
• Article 5.
o No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
• Article 11.
o (2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.
3) THREE specific questions you hope to explore and answer.
• Does torture challenge or strip people of their humanity?
• What are the reasons the United States has given as their justification for torture?
• Is humane torture possible?
4) SIX specific sources - titles and urls.
• Torture and the United States
o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture_and_the_United_States
• TORTURE USED BY U.S. MILITARY AT GUANTANAMO BAY DESPITE BEING BANNED, UN SAYS
o https://www.newsweek.com/torture-used-us-military-guantanamo-bay-despite-being-banned-un-says-747373
• The Ethics of Waterboarding
o https://ethicsdaily.com/the-ethics-of-waterboarding-cms-12340/
• USA and Torture: A History of Hypocrisy
o https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/12/09/usa-and-torture-history-hypocrisy
• How U.S. Torture Left a Legacy of Damaged Minds
o https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/09/world/cia-torture-guantanamo-bay.html
• We’ve Known for 400 Years That Torture Doesn’t Work
o https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-rsquo-ve-known-for-400-years-that-torture-doesn-rsquo-t-work/
My thesis: As domestic and foreign terrorist attacks in the US continue to increase in frequency and severity, the necessity of cyber surveillance and monitoring as a tool to prevent further attacks has become a controversial discussion of civilians right to privacy and the government's duty to protect citizens from invasion and danger.
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ReplyDeleteAbandoned children and orphans.
Article 1. All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Article 2.Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs, whether it be independent, trust, non-self-governing or under any other limitation of sovereignty.
Article 25.
(1) Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control.
(2) Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.
Why do people abandon their children?
How many orphans get adopted, and at what age?
How many children end up in the foster care system?
The tragic tale of China’s orphanages: 98% of abandoned children have disabilities
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/the-tragic-tale-of-chinas-orphanages-98-of-abandoned-children-have-disabilities/article17625887/
Disrupting young lives: How detention and deportation affect US-born children of immigrants
https://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/2016/11/detention-deportation
Homeless rates for LGBT teens are alarming, but parents can make a difference
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-homeless-lgbt-teens-parents-20170329-story.html
What is Child Abandonment?
https://resources.lawinfo.com/criminal-defense/child-abandonment/
The Orphan Train Movement
https://www.childrensaidnyc.org/about/orphan-train-movement
You’re afraid and you can't keep this baby
http://saveabandonedbabies.org/
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ReplyDeleteThesis: Moving deeper into the 21st century, AI technology becomes more integrated and 'real' in society nearly every day. Due to it's eventual expansion into self-thinking and further emotional development, AI should, similarly to humans, be given inalienable rights mandated by a group of IT and Ethics professionals.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Education is not only important for entering any kind of workforce but also in creating social connections, gaining a better understanding of the world and the role one play’s in it, as well as allowing for growth of independent thought, opinion and beliefs. Access to a good quality education in third-world countries is a fundamental human rights issue that still needs addressing in today’s world.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Looking back to the Rwandan Genocide in the late 20th century, it is obvious that many violations of human rights had occurred and the fact that the United Nations did very little to help has been very controversial in regards to the capability of organization.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Recently we have seen the blatant abuse of human rights at the hands of the Chinese police, who have been attempting to silence mass demonstrations within Hong Kong through the use of fear and unnecessary force.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Adoption as a human right falls under the right "to fund a family." Working around the human population planning process in places like China, many methods are force upon families, not allowing them to pursue this right.
ReplyDeleteTopic- The Right to Privacy
ReplyDeleteThe specific UN UDHR Articles-
- Your Human Rights Are Protected by Law
-Freedom of Thought
- Right to a Nationality
THREE specific questions
-What are the main protections for our rights
- What are some factors being used to protect our privacy
- Many news prove that our phones are being monitored, what about right to privacy?
Six links
http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/rightofprivacy.html
https://www.livescience.com/37398-right-to-privacy.html
https://www.aclu.org/other/students-your-right-privacy
https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/hlr4&div=31&id=&page=
https://rightsinfo.org/the-right-to-privacy-and-why-it-matters/
http://www.privacilla.org/fundamentals/whyprivacy.html
Thesis: Abandoning children has been an ongoing problem and has worsened throughout time. This academic has taken a great toll on these children who are affected by this problem, many of them suffer from trauma due to maltreatment and abuse.
ReplyDeleteSupreme court of the United States established the right to privacy. The controversial case Roe v. Wade in 1972 firmly established the right to privacy as fundamental, and required that any governmental infringement of that right to be justified by a compelling state interest.
ReplyDeleteThesis:
ReplyDeleteAs 2020 is approaching, deforestation is becoming more of an issue. Indigenous people of Brazil and other countries around the world are being threatened by losing their homes, lives, and culture due to mining, logging, oil exploration, and ranching. People are losing their right of freedom of movement and residence.
Moving forward, if countries are still in favor of the death penalty, they need to use more humane execution methods, so they do not violate people’s right not to ‘be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’.
ReplyDeleteThesis: Since the begin of the 21st century the game industry has grown exponentially from the small side projects of companies to entire companies for game development, as the companies grew the workers ideas became less of their own idea and the companies idea which is a topic of conversation of human rights violations of their rights to their own thoughts and ideas.
ReplyDeleteThesis: The United States has a storied past of torturing innocent and guilty individuals, in warzone settings or during foreign covert operations and this calls into question why the United States is stripping these individuals of their human rights, and whether or not humane torture/interrogation is possible.
ReplyDeleteDELIVERABLES DUE FOR MONDAY, SEPT 23:
ReplyDeleteDraft and post an INTRODUCTORY paragraph of between 5-7 sentences. Be sure to include your revised 2.0 THESIS STATEMENT, IN CAPS, n your introductory paragraph.
Thesis: Human trafficking is a global problem. The UN nations are not doing enough to combat trafficking or help people/families displaced by the trafficking epidemic.
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ReplyDeleteAfter the 9/11 attacks in New York, President Bush signed the Patriot Act. Among many protections, this bill serves to allow for expanded surveillance techniques like wiretapping, warrantless searches, and wider surveillance limits. Critics condemn this legislation, claiming encroachment of innocent people’s right to privacy, as outlined by the twelfth article of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Despite this statute, mass shootings and attacks rooted in breeding fear have persisted, even increasing in frequency, since the enactment of this bill. THE INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS IN THE U.S. DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS REFLECT THE NEED FOR HEIGHTENED CYBER SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING TO PREVENT FURTHER ATTACKS. This topic sparks a controversial discussion of civilians right to privacy and the government's duty to protect citizens from invasion and danger.
- nail down time period
Delete- look into Snowden as a critique
- USA PATRIOT - capitalize
- quote the UDHR article
- The increase ... of U.S. Domestic
- Trevor Aaronson - Terror Factory
- just be more direct in stance
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ReplyDeleteJohn Dewey, an American philosopher and educational reformer, once said “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself” (“John Dewey Quotes.”). Yet, fifty-nine million children around the world between the ages of five and eleven are being denied an education while another sixty-five million adolescents are denied secondary education (Watson). Education is not only important for entering any kind of workforce but also in creating social connections, gaining a better understanding of the world and the role one play’s in it, as well as allowing for growth of independent thought, opinion and beliefs. ACCESS TO A GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION IN THIRD-WORLD COUNTRIES IS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE THAT STILL NEEDS ADDRESSING IN TODAY’S 21ST CENTURY WORLD.
ReplyDeleteOne would think that the most powerful democratic country in the world would be held to a higher standard of accountability, transparency, and integrity in every aspect of how the country conducts itself. The United States, said current most powerful democratic country in the world, falls short in a few areas, namely torture and how the United States treats its perceived enemies. THE UNITED STATES HAS A STORIED PAST OF TORTURING INNOCENT AND GUILTY INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, AND THIS CALLS INTO QUESTION WHY THE UNITED STATES IS STRIPPING THESE INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WHETHER HUMANE TORTURE/INTERROGATION IS POSSIBLE. Torture methods used in the past by the U.S. include waterboarding, “the use of dogs, exposure to extreme temperatures, sleep deprivation for several consecutive days and prolonged isolation” (The Guardian, 2006) just to name a few. These methods are commonly referred to in legalese as “enhanced interrogation techniques”, not torture.
ReplyDeleteCombine 1st 2 sentences, remove passive tone in beginning
DeletePut quote at top
Put enhanced interrogation at the top, keep quote at bottom
Add time scale
Throughout history, humans have been able to do miraculous tasks such as putting a man on the moon and being able to fix the disabilities of a person. These same humans have also done some of the most terrible crimes against their own kin. Slavery, sexual violence, apartheid is just the beginning of some of these crimes committed. When the United Nations formed after World War 2, their first task to try and stop these atrocities was the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was to affirm an individual's rights. The UN alongside the UDHR made many strides to try to make the world and the people living on it a safer place, however there is one historical event that bring up the legitimacy of the organization overall. THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE DURING THE LATE 20TH CENTURY VIOLATED PLENTY OF THESE HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE FACT THAT THE UNITED NATIONS DID LITTLE TO HELP OR STOP THESE ACTIONS UNFORTUNATELY SHOWS HOW LITTLE THE ORGANIZATION CAN DO.
ReplyDelete- Make a better comparison of the good in the beginning, genome project, heart transplants, etc
Delete-Be specific with human rights violations (Article 1-3)
-Language to be replaced, stronger language, phrases too conversational
-V I O L A T I O N S
-Roman Numerals for WWII
Adoption is one of many methods to successfully fund a family. In many circumstances there are restrictions on allowing this type of life event to occur for an individual/couple. On November 19, 1997 president Bill Clinton signed the law for the Adoption and Safe Family Act. This act was put into place to focus more on the children's safety and health versus reuniting the child(ren) with birth parents. This is when the needs of the children came first, instead of the needs of the birth parents. The provisions to the law include rules, exceptions and clarification about the support services offered. BY 2050, THIS PLANET IS ESTIMATED TO HOME MORE THAN NINE BILLION PEOPLE. ADOPTION IS A RIGHT FOR A COUPLE TO GROW THEIR FAMILY, FOR THEMSELVES, THE PLANET AND THE CHILDREN WHO ACHE FOR A FAMILY.
ReplyDeleteMove the needs of the children towards thesis. Deeper into the focus for children and not parents. Put Bill Clinton in the paper elsewhere, stay global in intro. Adoption article. US along with a few other countries with case studies.
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ReplyDeleteFor most of its history, Hong Kong has enjoyed the democratic freedoms that came with their status as a British colony. However since the transfer of its sovereignty to China in 1997, Hong Kong's citizens have been forced to fiercely defend their democratic development from overreach by mainland China. And throughout the 21st century there have been clashes between the Chinese government and the people of Hong Kong over the cities autonomy. BUT, IN 2019 THERE HAVE BEEN BLATANT ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE HANDS OF THE CHINESE POLICE, WHO IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE MOST RECENT MASS DEMONSTRATIONS WITHIN HONG KONG, HAVE BEEN USING UNNECESSARY FORCE AND FEAR TO INTIMIDATE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. These human rights violations need to have a light shined upon them in order to protect the people of Hong Kong and their freedoms.
-dont start with but/and
Delete-we must shine a light on these human rights violations
-include example of excessive force
-quote UDHR
Intro Paragraph:
ReplyDeleteAfter the conclusion of the Iraq War in 2003, the United States decided to stay and occupy Iraq for seven more years. During this period of occupation the United States government employed a private military company named “Blackwater”, which is now known as Academi. While the organization was stationed in Iraq they were responsible for numerous acts of violence against the local populace. Considering that the United States is a global superpower one would like to believe that the United States would uphold the virtues stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. THIS CALLS INTO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR ANY MISCONDUCT COMMITTED BY AGENCIES THEY EMPLOY.
- UDHR (Include specific rule violations)
Delete- Take position in thesis
- State specific acts of violence
The world's level of consumption is exponentially increasing leaving deforestation a global major issue. Article 13 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own and to return to his country”. If the world’s level of consumption is increasing making demands for products higher, that means the amount of human displacement that happens in this process rises as well. America is guilty of taking on the role of the white savior; profit first, “help” second. INDIGENOUS BRAZILIANS, AS WELL AS OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD, ARE BEING THREATENED BY THE LOSS OF THEIR HOMES, LIVES, AND CULTURE DUE TO MINING, LOGGING, OIL EXPLORATION, AND RANCHING; WHICH TAKES AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE.
ReplyDelete-fix run on sentences
Delete-too many prepositional phrases, clean up
-first 2 or 3 sentences don't connect
- be more direct, restructure
- don't use "America" use US
- Don't use "if"
- through in a data point
Human trafficking can be broken down into two groups: sex trafficking and labour trafficking in both situations indivudals basic human rights are taken away. When an individual is trafficked they lose their freedom, independence, voice, and whole life to be exploited by other individuals. The Universal Decarlation of Human Rights states that “no one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.” The US National Human trafficking Hotline has recorded about 52,000 cases in the US since 2007, and all were contact through phone and computer so these individuals had some sort of access to either of those. BEING FREE IS A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT, SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES ENDED IN 1865, BUT TODAY HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS ENSLAVING INDIVIDUALS, AS AMERICAN CITIZENS TURN A BLIND EYE.
ReplyDeleteU.S SUPREME COURT ESTABLISHED THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN 1972. “NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO COME INTO OUR HOME, OPEN OUR LETTERS, OR BOTHER US OR OUR FAMILY WITHOUT A GOOD REASON.” One of the main topics in protecting our privacy is technology. As technology evolves, more of our personal information is in the hands of third parties. From smartphones to emails and social media. As advances in technology continue to challenge our legal system and personal expectations of privacy. The right to privacy is protected by statutory law. For example, the Health Information Protection Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) which protects a person's health information. Any person should have the right to determine what type of information about them is collected and how/where that information would be used.
ReplyDeleteArtificial Intelligence is a manmade creation that’s destined to expand larger than we can currently fathom. Since the 50s, the dreams of artificial beings that can think for themselves through various algorithms and machine learning became somewhat within reach. Moving deeper into the 21st century, AI technology becomes more integrated and 'real' in society nearly every day and that aforementioned dream is becoming a reality. With this the question of AI and its relationship with human rights and ethics becomes extremely important to consider. Referring to the The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, all human beings are born with certain inalienable rights without distinction of any kind such as race, colour sex, etc. DOES THIS INDIFFERENCE TO DISTINCTION ENCOMPASS THE RIGHTS OF AI? DUE TO ITS EVENTUAL EXPANSION INTO SELF-THINKING AND FURTHER EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AI SHOULD, SIMILARLY TO HUMANS, BE GIVEN INALIENABLE RIGHTS MANDATED BY A GROUP OF IT AND ETHICS PROFESSIONALS.
ReplyDelete- Specifics with history, 50s example (von Neuman).
Delete- What article am I using? Quote it.
- Cut off after Rights, in body get into group to mandate
From 1854 to 1929 there was a severe problem of abandoned children living on the streets, most dying from overpopulation and lack of necessary resources. This caused an uproar in the United States, upsetting the public, including Charles Loring Brace, a Methodist minister who made it his goal to help said, children. This sparked the idea of the Orphan Train, a train to deliver abandoned children to farmers across the country who were in need of labor workers, but who could also shelter and educate the children. The downside to this plan was that many children didn’t know where they were going, nor why, as well as many farmers did not adequately support them like they agreed to. ALTHOUGH THE ORPHAN TRAIN WAS A GOOD IDEA AT FIRST, IT LED TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN TO SUFFER FROM NEGLECT, MALTREATMENT, TRAUMA, AND EVEN DEATH.
ReplyDeleteWar refugee children
DeleteImmigrants at border kids in cages
For Monday, September 30th's class, please post here:
ReplyDelete1) Your REVISED Introductory 5-7 sentence paragraph with THESIS STATEMENT IN CAPS.
2) A numbered TEN bullet point OUTLINE mapping out the current "flow" of your research project. Paragraph #10 will be your CONCLUSION.
Go for it!
Dr. Rob
OUTLINE:
ReplyDeleteP1: Intro: After the 9/11 attacks in New York, President Bush signed the USA PATRIOT act. Among many protections, this bill serves to allow for expanded surveillance techniques like wiretapping, warrantless searches, and wider surveillance limits. Many critics condemn this legislation, claiming encroachment of innocent people’s right to privacy, as outlined by the twelfth article of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This article states, “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy... Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.” Despite the USA PATRIOT act’s provisions for increased measures to prevent terrorist acts, mass attacks have persisted, even increasing in frequency, since the enactment of this bill. THE INCREASE IN FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF U.S. DOMESTIC TERRORIST ATTACKS SINCE 9/11 REFLECT THE NEED FOR MORE CYBER SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING TO PREVENT FURTHER ATTACKS. This topic sparks a controversial discussion of civilians right to privacy and the government's duty to protect citizens from invasion and danger.
P2: Outline statistics of mass shootings and terrorist attacks, and the issues it presents to people in the US
P3: Describe and provide evidence how surveillance prevents terrorism and mass attacks
P4: Present the topic of surveillance in the US, overviewing of the USA PATRIOT act and the legality of surveillance, relating to the UDHR and the US Constitution (providing protection for citizens)
P5: Explain growth of surveillance and monitoring over the last 20+ years
P6: Explain current infrastructure in the world for surveillance in developed democratic countries. Possibly go into privacy concerns and how it has curbed attacks, but focus in on what it serves to do
P7: Explain current developing technology in the US for surveillance, especially with IoT and biometrics
P8: Describe critic opinions of surveillance, with proper evidence for rebuttal
P9: describe future of surveillance, beyond current developing technologies. Cite research being conducted by the US and other countries into how future technology can impact surveillance.
P10: Conclusion based on the facts presented on increase of terrorist attacks, the USA PATRIOT act, and the need for more surveillance and how it can decrease attacks.
P1: Adoption is one of the many methods to success found a family. Article 25 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control." In many circumstances there are restrictions on allowing this type of life event to occur in a household. The process of adoption is intended to take place as a permanent change in the guardianship of an individual. Provisions are set in place to do what is best for the child and not the birth parents. BY 2050, THIS PLANET IS ESTIMATED TO HOME MORE THAN NINE BILLION PEOPLE. ADOPTION IS A RIGHT FOR A COUPLE TO GROW THEIR FAMILY, FOR THEMSELVES, THE PLANET AND THE CHILDREN WHO ACHE FOR A FAMILY.
ReplyDeleteP2: Adoption/fostering statistic and what they mean
P3: Requirements/restrictions and how those effect families
P4: UDHR articles connection
P5: Bill Clinton act
P6: Population planning
P7: China one child and the effect it made
P8: abandonments of children and the concern of their well being
P9: Different location case study
P10: Conclusion, wrap up the connection of all, bring back to the thesis
1)Introduction
ReplyDelete2)History of Hong Kong (as a British colony)
3)History of the protests (umbrella revolution)
4)Goals of current protests(5 demands)
5) Actions of protesters(peaceful marches/numbers of protesters)
6)Mainland China's stance on the protests
7)Police action towards protesters(expired tear gas, beatings, withholding medical treatment, rubber bullets shot at face level)
8)How that police action is a violation of human rights(UDHR articles)
9)Possible outcomes/ importance of protests
10)conclusion
Intro)
For most of its history, Hong Kong has enjoyed the democratic freedoms that came with their status as a British colony. However since the transfer of its sovereignty to China in 1997, Hong Kong's citizens have been forced to fiercely defend their democratic development from overreach by mainland China. Throughout the 21st century there have been clashes between the Chinese government and the people of Hong Kong over the cities autonomy, the 2014 umbrella revolution is an example of one of these clashes. HOWEVER, IN 2019 THERE HAVE BEEN BLATANT ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE HANDS OF THE CHINESE POLICE, WHO IN AN ATTEMPT TO SILENCE THE MOST RECENT MASS DEMONSTRATIONS WITHIN HONG KONG, HAVE BEEN USING UNNECESSARY FORCE AND FEAR TO INTIMIDATE PEACEFUL PROTESTERS. According to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights “Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association”(UDHR 20). The actions of Hong Kong's police which have included: beating restrained protesters, unsafe use of tear gas, and the intimidation of protesters are in direct violation of that right. We must shine a light upon these human rights violations, in order to protect the people of Hong Kong and their freedoms.
P1) Artificial Intelligence is a manmade creation that’s destined to expand larger than we can currently fathom. In the 50s, the father of AI, Alan Turing, dreamed of a future where one wouldn’t be able to distinguish the intelligence between a machine and human. Moving deeper into the 21st century, AI technology becomes more integrated and 'real' in society nearly every day and that aforementioned dream is becoming a reality. With this the question of AI and its relationship with human rights and ethics becomes extremely important to consider. Referring to the The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 2, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” Does this indifference to distinction encompass the rights of AI? DUE TO ITS EVENTUAL EXPANSION INTO SELF-THINKING AND FURTHER EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AI SHOULD, SIMILARLY TO HUMANS, BE GIVEN INALIENABLE RIGHTS.
ReplyDeleteP2) Early History, 40s-50s to give foundation.
P3) A brief look at AI and where it stands now.
P4) Why should AI have rights? Give the basis of the seemingly preposterous argument.
P5) ^ Carry further but organized in a way that separates slightly but continues to push forward strongly.
P6) The other side?
P7) Bring it back, dismantle, push from a humanitarian view, relate to other non-human objects given consideration for rights. ANALOGIES.
P8) What these rights should be in terms of AI specifically.
P9) Bring in the idea of an AI Rights board.
P10) Wrap up, bring it all back together revolving around the aforementioned group and the future.
1. Introduction paragraph
ReplyDelete2. Describe what torture is, examples of the kind that the U.S. has used
3. Discuss how this interacts with UDHR articles
4. Use of torture in WWII
5. Use of torture leading up to 9/11
6. Discuss how 9/11 changed the United States’ attitude towards torture
7. Current torture issues, Guantanamo bay
8. Does torture work, alternative methods
9. Hope for the future, current efforts to curb it
10. Conclusion
Revised introduction paragraph:
The most powerful democratic country in the world should be held to a high standard of accountability, transparency, and integrity in every aspect of how the country conducts itself, but the United States falls short, namely regarding torture and how the government treats its perceived enemies. These methods are commonly referred to by the U.S. in legalese as “enhanced interrogation techniques”, not torture. POST 9/11 THE UNITED STATES HAS A STORIED PAST OF TORTURING INNOCENT AND GUILTY INDIVIDUALS FOR THE PURPOSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, AND THIS CALLS INTO QUESTION WHY THE UNITED STATES IS STRIPPING THESE INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND WHETHER HUMANE TORTURE/INTERROGATION IS POSSIBLE. Torture methods used in the past by the U.S. include waterboarding, “the use of dogs, exposure to extreme temperatures, sleep deprivation for several consecutive days and prolonged isolation” (The Guardian, 2006) just to name a few.
1. Introduction
ReplyDelete2. Describe the formation of the UN/ its purpose
3. Describe the Rwandan Genocide/ what was the underlying cause
4. Describe the UDHR
5. Explain the violations that occurred
6. Discuss the UN's response to these tragedies
7. Discuss problems that came after the Genocide
8. How can we enforce the UDHR/ What could have been done
9. How the UN can/did learn from this
10 Conclusion
Revised Intro:
Throughout history, humans have been able to do miraculous tasks such as putting a man on the moon and being able to utilize a pig heart for human heart transplants. These don't make humans perfect, they being responsible for the most terrible crimes against their own kin. Slavery, sexual violence, apartheid are just some of these atrocities. When the United Nations formed after World War II, their first task was to try and stop these crimes. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which was to affirm an individual's rights, was the solution. The UN alongside the UDHR made many strides to try to make the world a safer place, however one historical event brings up the legitimacy of the entire organization. The Rwandan Genocide, during the late 20th century violated plenty of human rights, such as Article 3 which is to ensure one's "life, liberty and security of person". THE FACT THAT THE UNITED NATIONS KNEW OF THESE VIOLATIONS AND DID LITTLE TO HELP OR STOP THESE ACTIONS OCCURRING UNFORTUNATELY SHOWS HOW LITTLE THE ORGANIZATION CAN DO.
Jeff Bezos is the founder of the Amazon Company which provides jobs for over half a million workers. Over recent years an increasing number of articles concerning the work environment at Amazon have piled up and given insight to the everyday struggles employees face. In one minute Bezos earns 4 times the median salary of his workers ($28,446). He is currently facing backlash from staff due to poor work conditions at his company and has sparked discontinued use of the service for some consumers. FOUNDERS OF LARGE COMPANIES LIVE IN LUXURY MAKING THEIR WEALTH OFF THE BACK BREAKING WORK OF THEIR EMPLOYEES WHO SUFFER EVERYDAY TO BARELY GET BY.
ReplyDeleteAdd yearly to salary
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make intro sentence more engaging
extremes of work conditions
bear mace
ISE institute article on Amazon
Focus thesis on Amazon
1. Revised paragraph
ReplyDelete2. The Current Legal Protection Accorded To Privacy
3. Arguments For A Right To Privacy
4. Technology and privacy
5. Medical Privacy
6. Legal concept of privacy rights
7. Amendments that mention right to privacy
8. Roe V Wade
9. Privacy history vs now
10. Conclusion
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ReplyDeleteP1: Introduction
P2: Human displacement and how it connects with UDHR
P3: Overconsumption leads to deforestation which leads to displacement
P4: Amazon fires that are currently happening
P5: How indiginoious Brazillians are being affected by human displacement
P6: How the amazon and idiginious Brazilians are supposed to be protected
P7: How the U.S. is making indiginous Brazilians suffer
P8: How the U.S. is trying to help
P9: How to try to prevent human displacement for the future
P10: Conclusion, wrap up and tie back to thesis (intro)
Intro:
As you read this sentence, imagine about 50 to 100 acres of primary tropical forests being eliminated, disrupted, degraded, or ruined because of money. The world’s level of consumption is exponentially increasing making demands for products spike. This spike leads to deforestation in order to have more space for mass production. Deforestation then leads to indigious people losing their homes and land. “Over the last 15 years, Brazil has seen the highest number of killings of environmental and land defenders of any country, the experts noted, up to an average of about one every week. Indigenous peoples are especially at risk” (Geneva/ Washington DC 2017). This global issue should not be brushed aside. Article 13 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own and to return to his country” (UDHR). The U.S. is guilty of taking on the role of the white savior; profit first, “help” second. INDIGENOUS BRAZILIANS, AS WELL AS OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD, ARE BEING THREATENED BY THE LOSS OF THEIR HOMES, LIVES, AND CULTURE DUE TO CORPORATE HUMAN DISRUPTION WHICH TAKES AWAY THEIR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE.
1. Introduction
ReplyDelete2. Describe the concept of PMC's
3. Describe Backwaters involvement in Iraq during its occupation
4. Explain the purpose of the UDHR articles
5. Explain and cite specific instances of violations
6. Discuss the US and UN response to the violations
7. Discuss the impact on Iraq/consequences of the atrocities
8. Discuss what the US has learned from this incident
9. Discuss steps to prevent future violations
10. Conclusion
Intro:
After the conclusion of the Iraq War in 2003, the United States decided to stay and occupy Iraq for seven more years. During this period of occupation the United States government employed a private military company named “Blackwater”, which is now known as Academi. While the organization was stationed in Iraq they were responsible for numerous acts of violence against the local populace, such as the Nisour Square massacre which left fourteen people dead and twenty wounded. These actions are in clear violation of the first article of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The first article states that “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” Considering that the United States is a global superpower one would like to believe that the United States would uphold the virtues stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE ATROCITIES COMMITTED BY BLACK WATER DUE TO THE CLEAR VIOLATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS.
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ReplyDeleteThe US National Human trafficking Hotline has recorded about 52,000 human trafficking cases in the US since 2007, these cases were recorded with some use of technology, which not every victim has access to. Human trafficking can be broken down into two groups: sex trafficking and labour trafficking. In both situations individuals basic human rights are taken away. When an individual is trafficked they lose their freedom, independence, voice, and whole life to be exploited by other individuals. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article four states that “no one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.” BEING FREE IS A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT, SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES ENDED IN 1865, BUT TODAY HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS ENSLAVING INDIVIDUALS, AS AMERICAN CITIZENS TURN A BLIND EYE.
Outline:
P1→ Intro
P2→ Specific breakdown of human trafficking
P3→ Similarities/differences between human trafficking and slavery
P4→ Closer look at UDHR article 4 and human trafficking, basically why is this an important topic
P5→ How technology is used to combat and facilitates human trafficking
P6→ What America does to combat human trafficking (certain professions)
P7→ More specifically what certain professions do to combat human trafficking/ what they need improvement on?
P8→ Involvement individual Americans have with human trafficking (its more than you think)
P9→ Steps to take moving forward to be more aware of human trafficking and how possible is it to end human trafficking
P10→ Conclusion: wrap up and tie everything together-- use biggest takeaways
For Monday, October 7th's class, please post here TWO brand new BODY paragraphs of between 5-7 sentences each.
ReplyDeleteFOCUS ON: 1) writing with ACTIVE verbs (no "was/were" passive voice etc); 2) collapsing prepositional phrases; 3) including DIRECT QUOTATIONS to support your analysis.
Go for it!
Dr. Rob
To truly understand what is going on in Hong Kong right now, you must first take a look at the history of Hong Kong. In 1842, the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong to the British empire. Hong Kong would stay under the rule of the British until 1984 when British Prime Minister Margret Thatcher signed the Sino-British Joint Declaration. The declaration stated that China would resume control of Hong Kong in 1997, and in exchange, the city would retain a high degree of autonomy for 50 years after the transfer. This was generally meant to protect the cities legal and judicial system from mainland China for 50 years. However, after the signing of the declaration in 1984 there was a large wave of emigration from Hong Kong. This wave of emigration out of Hong Kong shows that people didn't trust China to honor their end of the agreement. That distrust of would would be proven reasonable, because since the official transfer in 1997 Hong Kong has enjoyed loads of civil unrest due to dissatisfaction with the government and Chinese influence.
ReplyDeleteThings remained relatively quiet in Hong Kong until about 2003, a mere six years after the transfer of the city and China made their first move. China had planned to implement a law that would “prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition, subversion against the Central People's Government”(Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23) as well as prohibit foreign political organizations from working in or with Hong Kong. this was in violation of the 50 year agreement, and caused citizens of Hong Kong to fear for the loss of freedoms that they gained as a British colony. Eventually the Government backed down and shelved the law, however they would continue their attempts to steal away Hong Kong's autonomy. Small protests over a variety of topics would continue to happen yearly, until 2014. The 2014 protests are referred to as the Umbrella Revolution, and they began when reforms were proposed to be made to the Hong Kong electoral system. These reforms were seen as highly restrictive, and tantamount to the Chinese Communist Party pre-screening of the candidates for the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. these protests created a huge rift in hong kong between those who wished to fight for their democratic freedoms, and those who saw the protests as a disruption to the lives of ordinary citizens. Eventually after months of protests the Legislative Council rejected the government's electoral reform proposal. These past protests have set the stage for the 2019 protests over a new extradition bill, which is China's latest attempt to usurp Hong Kong's autonomy.
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P2: Since its founding, the U.S. government has outlined guidelines governing its duty to citizens: citizens receive protection and benefits in exchange for paying taxes. In the face of terrorism though, governments today struggle to provide this protection, most often because “prominent terrorist groups are demonstrating an understanding that strength lies in numbers, and greater numbers of grassroots terrorists develop a greater capacity to successfully attack the United States from within” (Kunkle, 5). So how can governments protect its citizens while still advancing? Aharon Barak, a professor of law at multiple universities including Yale and Georgetown, said, “on occasion, democracy fights with one hand tied” (Gross, 4). Terrorism fundamentally threatens innocent people “for political ends and includes any use of violence for the purpose of putting the public or any section of the public in fear”, according to the English Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1989. Over the last 50 years, 20% of mass shootings (not including bombings or other attacks) occured within just the last five years, according to an L.A. Times study funded by the National Institute of Justice (Densley and Peterson).
ReplyDeleteP3: This increase could be due to the growth of the internet. People with destructive ideas can simply use a google search to transform into a mass shooter. Joseph Kunkle of the Office of Security Technology for the TSA explained,
“The terrorist’s social media framework is targeting disenfranchised youth with convoluted, fictional information and creating grassroots terrorists within the U.S. borders… capitaliz[ing] on homegrown jihadists’ willingness to sacrifice life in prison or perform martyrdom operations” (p 1-2).
Extremists like Anders Behring Brivik and the El Paso shooter often post manifestos or threats online before attacks and are active in online discussion forums (Ravndal, Arango). Brenton Tarrant, the New Zealand mosque shooter of 2019, used Facebook, Twitter, and 8chan to post his intents, manifestos, and calls to action (Figure 1)(Maly). Ico Maly wrote of Tarrant, “In his manifesto, he wants to persuade other white men to become soldiers”. Surveillance is an opportunity to foil these plans before they occur, like a series of mass shootings that police and the FBI were able to stop in the two weeks after the El Paso shootings (Levin). While most thwarted attacks are due to noble civilians who report concerning posts, the role of social media in many terrorists lives presents an opportunity for increased surveillance to prevent terrorist attacks.
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P1: There are children all over the world who are in search of a family. In just the United States there are over 400,000 children in foster care, 114,556 of those children cannot be returned to their biological parents. More than 60% of these children spend 2-5 years in fostering before they are adopted. (Adoption Network Law Center) Foster care is intended to be a temporary living situation for children whose biological parents or unfit, unable or unwilling to take care of them. Children are entered through foster care at no fault of their own, they have been abused, neglected, abandoned or are unable to continue living safely with their families. All reasons as to why the ultimate solution is determined as to what is best for the child, not the parents. The end goal is usually to reunite the children with the birth parents, if it is deemed a safe decision for the children.
ReplyDeleteP2: The NCFA is working to focus more seriously on foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention. “We want to make is so that every child in foster care finds a loving, permanent home where they can thrive.” (NCFA) Which includes identifying barriers to successful outcomes, awareness of policy and programming in a state and local level and creating blueprints for nation foster care success. Adoption requirements and restrictions are different from each agency and each country. All together the chances of a child finding a forever home should be made easier. For example, in the United States it is extremely challenging to follow through with an international adoption if the couple is not married. Compared to Uganda, in order to adopt you must be at least 25 years old and 21 years older than the child who you’ve planned to adopt. Also, if you aren’t married you can only adopt a child of the same sex. In Uganda they are also have stronger restrictions than the United States if you have a criminal history. Such tight requirements make is nearly impossible for an individual to successfully complete an international adoption when a United States citizen.
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P2?: Instead of jumping right into Rwanda, an understating of the United Nations must be established first. Forming after the failure of the League of Nations and World War II, the UN was established. A primary focus on the UN was "human rights", and the charter contained aspirations within to "internationalize human rights norms" (Campbell 93). The UN tries to accomplish this goal of normalizing human rights through two different methods, through written documents such as the "International Bill of Rights" and the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights". The other method of accomplishing this task is through sending in peacekeepers, to specific regions where armed conflict has started to happen. Known as "Blue Helmets", it is not a UN maintained military, but instead a set of volunteers provided by member states.
ReplyDeleteP3?: The Rwandan Genocide was an issue that was bubbling for centuries before leading to this terrible act of violence. Rwanda. originally was "believed to been settled by the Twa", then followed by the Hutu sometimes between "5th and 11th centuries" and finally the Tutsi's around the "14th century", eventually creating a kingdom of Tutsi ruling the kingdom in the center of Rwanda(Britannica). With all of these people being in one area, social differences were major, with the Tutsi being characterized a pastoral, light skinned and tall, while the Hutu's were agricultural, shorter and dark skinned. However this changed during the colonial era, where the Germans created a system where being Hutu and Tutsi were different, not only that but the Tutsi became more of a ruling class due to the indirect rule that Germany enforced, angering the Hutu's greatly. A Hutu revolution began after a Hutu leader was rumored to be killed by Tutsi's, and after a coup in January 1961, the Hutu's gain power over Rwanda and became a republic instead of a monarchy. During this transition, Tutsi's were being killed or escaping the Hutu rule, this flared over when the Rwandan Patriotic Front(FPR), a Tutsi organization, invaded Uganda in 1990. President Juvenal Habyairmana, a Hutu was able to calm the FPR by establishing a transition government that would include these FPR, which angered Hutu extremists greatly. However, on April 6th 1994, President Habyarimana was killed in a plane crash, which many Hutu's blamed on the FPR causing a mass killing of Tutsi people.
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In May of 2019, 63.6 percent of the immigrants coming into the United States were family. Of 63.6 percent of aliens coming into the U.S. 8.6 of them were children who were crossing the border alone. It is known that many of the underage immigrants coming to the U.S. stem from the Deferred Action for Child Arrival (DACA ) program created by the Obama administration. These children who are detained at the border are being brought to holding cells that are extremely overpopulated, have little to no food, and don't have space to sleep. Many children are getting sick from the amount of overpopulation and are not given the right to a doctor. The universal declaration of human rights article 25 states that, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control” ( United Nations). Border control is breaking this human right law putting many children in great danger of health and even death. THE UNITED STATES NEED TO CREATE A PLAN FOR CHILDREN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE SEEKING HELP SO THAT THEY CAN FEEL SAFE AND HAVE BASIC HUMAN RESOURCES.
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Brazil signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On the contrary, they are not supporting many of the human rights. Not being able to return home due to greedy large corporations (western countries) taking over the native indigenous Brazilian’s land, is a huge violation to the indigenous Brazilians. “The theft of indigenous territories also sets the stage for environmental catastrophe. Tribal peoples are the best conservationists and guardians of the natural world and evidence proves they manage their environment and its wildlife better than anyone else. Indigenous people are already resisting. The Aruak, Baniwa and Apurinã tribes have said: “We don’t want to be wiped out by this government’s actions. Our lands play a vital role in maintaining biodiversity. We are people, human beings, we have blood like you do, Mr President, we’re born, we grow… and then we die on our sacred land, like any person on Earth. We’re ready for dialogue, but we’re also ready to defend ourselves" (Survival 2019). This leads into how globalization from the West is not always right.
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Western Countries use a sinister ethnocentric view on other countries that aren’t their own. They believe “helping” Brazil’s economy is what’s important, however, they do not consider the natives actual needs and what they find important. The indigenous Brazilians don’t care about money in the same way as Western countries do. Living with a trade system was how their culture worked before the “help” or fixation of the west. “The health of the U.S. economy is aided directly by inexpensive tropical forest products and indirectly by loans and trade with tropical countries. In 1978, the U.S. earned $16 billion from direct investments in the developing world. Developing countries needing to pay these and other bills use forests to provide some of the foreign exchange” (Cultural Survival). Indigenous Brazilians are left with no choice and underrepresentation. They do not want their homes, land, lives, and culture taken away simply to better an economy that does not involve them. Their human rights are lost.
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P1: One of the main topics in protecting our privacy is technology. As technology evolves, more of our personal information is in the hands of third parties. From smartphones to emails and social media. The right to privacy is protected by statutory law. For example, the Health Information Protection Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) which protects a person's health information. Any person should have the right to determine what type of information about them is collected and how/where that information would be used. U.S SUPREME COURT ESTABLISHED THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY IN 1972. “NOBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO COME INTO OUR HOME, OPEN OUR LETTERS, OR BOTHER US OR OUR FAMILY WITHOUT A GOOD REASON.”(UDHR)
ReplyDeleteP2: GPS monitors your movements, and your smart TV or webcam can watch you. Practically all the data these gadgets gather can be offered to organizations or utilized by governments and law authorization to keep tabs or gather evidence. Although at the same time, we use technology so often as a society just because with it, things get done faster with less effort. “The ACLU Works to expand the right to privacy, increase the control individuals have over their personal information and ensure civil liberties are enhanced rather than compromised by technological innovation.”(ACLU) The federal law protecting electronic information was passed in 1986, making it older than the World Wide Web.
P3: Most of us believers that our health and medical information is private and ought to be secured. It's the people's right to know who has all this information. The rights under HIPAA which is the The Privacy Rule, a Federal law that gives rights over our medical and health information and sets limits to who can have access to our health information. It applies to everyone, its their to protect health information, regardless of whether electronic, written or oral. Examples of what's protected, Information doctors, nurses, and other health care providers put in ones medical record, Billing information for a clinic, Conversations a doctor has about personal care or treatment with nurses and others regarding patient. (HHS.og) As for one to make sure all health information is protected, questions must be asked such as, ask to see a copy of health record, have corrections to health information, receive a notice that tells how one's health information may be used and shared.
ReplyDeleteFounder of the Amazon Company, Jeff Bezos, provides jobs for over half a million workers. In recent years an increasing number of articles concerning the work environment at Amazon have piled up and given insight to the everyday struggles employees face. In one minute Bezos earns 4 times the median yearly salary of his workers ($28,446). He is currently facing backlash from staff due to poor work conditions at his company such as the many bear mace incidents and cases of hospitalization from the intense expectations of the job. Part of article 23 states “Everyone has the right to just and favorable conditions of work and protection from unemployment.” which clearly have been and are still being violated. JEFF BEZOS LIVES IN LUXURY MAKING HIS WEALTH OFF THE BACK BREAKING WORK OF HIS EMPLOYEES WHO SUFFER EVERYDAY BARELY ABLE TO GET BY.
ReplyDelete1.)Introduction
2.) Talk about big companies and general work ethics
3.) History of Amazon/Jeff Bezos
4.)Work ethics of the Amazon company
5.) Public getting knowledge of these work ethics
6.) How these violate articles within the UDHR
7.) reaction of workers
8.) reaction of consumers
9.) Action that has been taken/ what action needs to be taken
10.) Conclusion
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ReplyDelete2. what is human trafficking
3. where people come from
4. How are people moved
5. who / why is this happening
6. where do people end up
7. whats stopping us from stopping them
8. what is being done around the world
9. what is being done in the US
10. What can be done here
1.In 2017 8524 NHTH calls were made, 783 active cases were held, 1930 defendants were involved, all centered around human trafficking in the US alone.(global slavery index) Human trafficking as describes in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary is “organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited”. The fact that trafficking contuses to happen around the world directly flies in the face of UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 4: “No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.” HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A PROBLEM. THE US DOSE NOT DO ENOUGH TO COMBAT OR TRIAGE THIS EPIDEMIC IN OUR NATION OR ABROAD.
2. Every year thousands of men women and children are abducted and used in human trafficking. But human trafficking is a very complicated and exist in three major forms: Children, Sex, Labor. In every case people are treated as only resources for trade. The US Human Trafficking Hotline has been recording cases in 2018, 7859 sex based, 1249 labor based, 1202 not specified, 639 sex and labor based all totaling 10949 cases of human trafficking. Trafficking also follows a major gender bias with 7126 female and 1137 male cases. Despite race, age, gender, or body human trafficking effects everyone with out fail.
9. The United States participate in several ways to try and mitigate human trafficking in the united states. The largest organization in the us is the Human Trafficking Hotline with 229020 contacts/tips since its creation in 2007. Another popular group is the Dressember organization that exist to spread awareness as well as provide counseling and personal resources to people that have managed to escape their captors. In 2000 the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 created a task-force to act as an anti-trafficking effort inside 15 government agencies The full list can be found on the OTIP website.
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ReplyDeleteIndividuals can be trafficked for a variety of reasons, anything “defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons for the purpose of exploitation” (NCSL) and some have extended the definition to include; purchasing, benefitting, or promoting from other individuals. There are these stigmas around traffickers and those who are trafficked, but there is no defining characteristics of either person. Men, women, boys, and girls can all be trafficked, either through forced labour or sex. Individuals experience “various forms of coercion, both physical and psychological, to force them to perform degrading tasks against their will” (UNU). Victims of labour trafficking are made “false promises of high-paying jobs or exciting education or travel opportunities”(Polaris), while victims of sex trafficking “are lured with promises of a fake job” (Polaris) or can be romantically involved then exploited by their ‘partner’, or even “forced to sell sex by their parents or other family members” (Polaris).
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Human trafficking is the modern day form of slavery, but it is “less about people literally owning other people – although that still exists – but more about being exploited and completely controlled by someone else, without being able to leave” (anti-slavery). Human trafficking happens all over the globe and even in our own backyards, unnoticed, because it’s hard to recognize the farmer getting paid twenty cents an hour, or the young child working with no pay, or the women flirting at the bar. All those individuals could be experiencing a modern day form of slavery, but the world around them may never know because trafficking isn’t always clear. “The Global Slavery Index 2018 estimates that on any given day in 2016 there were 403,000 people living in conditions of modern slavery in the United States” (GSI).
Many families are traveling to the United States illegally in seak of help from the mistreatment from their own country. Many are being caught as a result their families are being ripped apart many never seeing each other again. “The Trump Administration has separated over 2,300 children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border since 2017”(America’s Voice). The Trump Administration created a policy to tare families who are caught apart, it is called the “zero-tolerance” policy. This policy orders that 100% of the parents that are caught crossing the border with their children be separated. Both the Parents and the children are detained in holding cells apart from each other. Not only are the children separated from their parents but most likely they are separated from their other siblings as well. The Trump Administrations created this policy in hopes that it would be so cruel that it would stop immigrants from wanted to enter the U.S illegally. The administration’s theory failed and the courts denied the policy and demanded that the children be returned to their families. The Trump Administration failed to abide by this request resulting in many more separations. The exact amount of separations is unknown due to the lack of tracking separations.
ReplyDeleteOnce children are taken from their families and are detained they are turned into the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The law states that children must be put in the care of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) within 72 hours of being detained at the border. HHS has 11,200 beds for children who are under government custody, this is not nearly enough beds for the number of children coming HHS’s care. Since there is a lack of space for these children coming in the Trump Administrations opened up “tent cities” along the Texas border. Each tent can hold up to 20 children and 2 adults, the citie as a total can hold up to 4,000 children. Many children who are being detained are put in very dangerous situations and the government is failing to follow the law. Many children are being held in cage cells, with little to no food or water, no space to lay down and sleep, or even adequate temperatures to not get sick. The government is not taking into consideration how this physically and mentally affects children. According to Dr. Alan Shapiro with the American Academy of Pediatrics, “As children develop, we know their brains change in response to the environments they’re in. Detention leads to very serious distress which is called toxic stress. Toxic stress can impair brain development and cause lasting damage. The report really spells out in black and white the consequences that the zero-tolerance policy has for children. To keep a child in one of those centers is cruel and unusual punishment.” Not only are children’s basic livings needs not being met resulting in illness that is not being treated, but also it is so traumatic for the child to be stuck in such poor living conditions it alters their brains.
For Monday, October 21st class, please post here TWO brand new BODY paragraphs of between 5-7 sentences each.
ReplyDeleteFOCUS ON: 1) writing with ACTIVE verbs (no "was/were" passive voice etc); 2) collapsing prepositional phrases; 3) including DIRECT QUOTATIONS to support your analysis.
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P4: Graves described that “prior to 9/11, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allowed the government to secretly wiretap Americans and obtain access to their electronic communications based on a judge’s individualized determination that probable cause exists to suspect a person of knowingly aiding a foreign power or terrorist.” The USA PATRIOT Act, signed by President Geroge W Bush after the 9/11 attacks, changed that. It allocates increased resources to law enforcement in order to catch terrorists. The name literally stands for “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism”. Title II of the act outlines all of these “enhanced surveillance procedures”, like allowing federal officers the ability to use roving wiretaps to track terrorist suspects (Pub. L. 107-56). These increased allowances may seem concerning to everyday Americans who don’t want to be “spied on”, but the government only seeks to defend citizens from threats like outlined above. The twelfth article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which protects from “arbitrary interference with his privacy”, is often claimed as a defense to these concerns. Despite this, privacy from government monitoring is not exactly protected. Prashant Iyengar explained, “one of the failings of the concept of privacy... is that it doesn’t exist as a positive right, but is merely a resistive right against targeted intrusion”.
ReplyDeleteP5: “Targeted intrusion” could be interpreted to mean direct surveillance of a specific person for a specific reason, namely without a court-approved warrant. This doesn’t include mass surveillance, hence no targeting. With this rhetoric, the U.S. has grown its monitoring tools to include millions of people. Facebook, Google, and other huge corporations store months of data of their users, often which are available publicly or through a subpoena. Edward Snowden, the famed ex-CIA employee who leaked NSA information, said, “before 2013 if you said there is a system watching everything you do, the government is collecting records of every phone call in the United States, even for those people who are not suspected of any crime, it was a conspiracy… [in] the world after 2013, we know that this is happening” (Snowden Interview, 13:45). Private information such as text messages and calls are able to be screened for information pertaining to violent crimes against the public (Levinson-Waldman). In addition, the huge increase in encryption of wireless communications has limited these abilities, but not halted them. Surveillance continues to grow as a powerful tool used not only in the US, but around the world.
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P3) A brief look at AI and where it stands now:
ReplyDeleteThe many aspirations that these aforementioned researchers had nearly 70 years ago have in many aspects come to fruition. Today we’re more involved with technology and AI than ever before, creating self driving vehicles, smart assistances, and much more. These are the more extravagant examples, however, a key objective along with making these machines powerful and scalable is the ability to keep them transparent. In a sense, much of the criteria that we’re looking for in modern age AI can be compared to humans performing social functions: Responsibility, transparency, auditability, incorruptibility, and predictability to name a few (Bostrom). When tasked with inventing and researching intelligent life with such a close relation to the functionality of humans, it’s only natural to call into question the ethics behind it. AI are not just machines but “are sentient and intellectually and perhaps eventually morally superior to humans” (Risse).
P4) Why should AI have rights? Give the basis of the seemingly preposterous argument.
It may seem preposterous or even unimportant to apply ethics to such beings, however this is an extremely critical situation that must be considered. Humans will begin “sharing the social world we have built over thousands of years with new types of beings. Other creatures have so far never stood in our way for long”. Risse further explains, “We control animals because we can create an environment where they play a subordinate role. But we might be unable to do so with AI” (Risse). AI will only continue to expand at exponential rates similarly to technology as a whole in the past decade. In 2015 The first AI, Eugene Goostman, was able to successfully complete the Turing Challenge, a competition in which human raters use text input to chat with an unknown entity and guess whether the individual on the other side was a human or machine (Bossmann). When relating AI to human, nature didn’t predispose the ideas of walking on the moon nor create beings ourselves, but the adaptive brain of a human has grown powerful enough to reach a sense of general applicability. When discussing AI with truly adaptable capabilities and broader sense of purpose, similar outcomes seem more and more possible (Bostrom).
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ReplyDeleteP4: The federal government protects personal information through a series of laws intact by Congress. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the primary agency enforcing privacy policy and enforcement since the 1970s. There is the Fair Credit Reporting Act: One of the first federal privacy laws. It uses the protection of the law to provide data. The Privacy Act of 1974: Prevents the federal government from making unauthorized disclosure of personal information under its control. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: A federal anti-hacking statute that prohibits the unauthorized use of protected computers without prior authorization, including smartphones or other devices connected to the internet. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act: COPPA imposes requirements on online services directed at children under 13, as well as those that knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. These entities must post their privacy policies, have an opt-out option, and provide certain parental controls. Financial Monetization Act: Requires financial institutions to explain their information-sharing practices to their customers and to safeguard sensitive customer information.
ReplyDeleteP5: The article, FindLaw Team, mentions the amendments that involve right to privacy. First Amendment: Provides the freedom to choose any kind of religious belief and to keep that choice private. Third Amendment: Protects the zone of privacy of the home. Fourth Amendment: Protects the right of privacy against unreasonable searches and seizures by the government. Fifth Amendment: Provides for the right against self-incrimination, which justifies the protection of private information.
P4: The current protests began in opposition to the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill. If enacted, the bill would allow the extradition of criminals to mainland China for trial and punishment. This bill would essentially put Hong Kong under the legal jurisdiction of China, which is a clear violation of the cities autonomy. This blatant violation of the 50 year agreement is what spurred millions in Hong Kong to take action. These protests have been happening non stop all over Hong Kong since early April of 2019. And even though the bill that started it all has since been withdrawn, we have yet to see the protests lose any momentum. And that's mainly due to the fact that the protestors added four more demands, their five demands include: Full withdrawal of the extradition bill, A commission of inquiry into alleged police brutality, retracting the classification of protesters as “rioters”, Amnesty for arrested protesters, and universal suffrage for both the Legislative Council and the Chief Executive. And now that the extradition bill has been withdrawn only four demands remain. But in reality there is only one big demand, which is their demand for universal suffrage. Currently Hong Kong's citizens don't vote on their Chief Executive and only vote over half the seats in their legislative council, this gives the citizens relatively little control and only creates the illusion of democracy. The extradition bill was the first domino to topple, and now that their original demand has been met the people of Hong Kong won't settle for anything less than a full fledged democracy.
ReplyDeleteP5: So this raises the question, how have the citizens of hong kong been fighting for their democracy? In short, any way they can. There have been innumerable protests going on for months now, ranging anywhere from 30,000 to 2 million people strong. While the protests widely started out as peaceful marches, over the span of 6 months they devolved and have become increasingly violent. But when nearly 2 in every 7 people in a city are protesting an authoritarian rule, violence seems somewhat inevitable. The protests themselves have remained completely leaderless, following the mantra “be like water”. This includes protestors wearing all black to increase anonymity as well as keeping the protests constantly moving unpredictably around the police. The effect is an ocean of people moving formlessly throughout the streets of Hong Kong. Though the protests themselves remain formless the protestors can generally be split up into two groups, the peaceful group and the fighters. The peaceful groups actions include: peaceful marches, chants, hunger strikes, forming human chains, boycotting, and acting as medics within the crowds. In contrast we have seen the fighters participate in much more violent protesting techniques like: setting up roadblocks, vandalizing government buildings, confronting police, and arson. It's these two types of protestors working in tandem that form the seas of people dressed in black sweeping through Hong Kong. and while their methods may be different, they are all united in their fight for freedom.
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ReplyDeletePrivate military companies are organizations that offer security services to those who wish to employ them. These organizations do not fight out of pride or patriotism for their respective countries, they fight based on contracts which is why they are sometimes called “guns for hire”. While this core aspect is true for all private military companies this does not mean that all private military companies serve the same market. In Singer, P.W’s article titled Corporate Warriors: The Rise of The Privatized Military Industry and Its Ramifications for International Security they state that “The industry is divided into three types: (1) military provider firms, (2) military consulting firms, and (3) military support firms.” (Singer, P.W, 201). Each of these firms provide different approaches to security which can create a tempting proposition for nation-states who are willing to outsource their security.
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The private military company Blackwater would be utilized as a support firm by the United States military during its occupation of Iraq. Mainly these Blackwater contractors were used as a means to deter insurgency in Iraq, often acting as armed security. During this period of occupation Blackwater guards were involved in numerous incidents of revolving around the mistreatment of the local population. Perhaps the most well known incident would be the Nisour Square massacre where Blackwater guards opened fire on Iraqi civilians while escorting a United States embassy convoy. As a result, seventeen Iraqi civilians were killed and twenty more were injured. In Jeffrey, Thurnher’s article Drowning in Blackwater he states that “ One of the eyes to defeating that insurgency is winning the support of the local populace…” (Thurnher, 66). This atrocity committed by Blackwater would go on to have a considerable negative impact on further U.S-Iraq government relations
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3. Describe the early history of Rwanda
4. Describe the events that lead to the Rwandan Genocide
5. Describe the UDHR/ Explain the violations that occurred
6. Discuss the UN's response to these tragedies
7. Discuss problems that came after the Genocide
8. How can we enforce the UDHR/ What could have been done
9. How the UN can/did learn from this
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The UN created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to ensure "the promotion of universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms" (UDHR,Preamble). Thirty different articles consist the document, covering topics from basic dignity and liberty to the legality of human rights. While all articles are important, the third article, which states "Everyone has the right to life,liberty and security of person", relates the most to the atrocities of the Rwandan genocide (UDHR,Article 3). "Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group" can be defined as genocide, which clearly violates the rights that article 3 promises(Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide). The killing of at least "800,000 Rwandans" over the 100 day span by Hutu supremacist militia groups, alongside the discovery of plans to exterminate the Tutsi dating a year before the assassination of president Habyarimana definitely qualify this event as a Genocide and the violation of article 3 of the UDHR (BBC).
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Long before the Genocide began, the UN was already involved with Rwanda through the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, which was stationed in the country from around "October 1993" (Dallaire). The UNAMIR was originally created to end the civil war occurring in Rwanda earlier in the 1990's and to aid with peace processes between the RPF and Rwandan government. Commander Romeo Dallaire knew of a potential attack against the Tutsi populous alongside various secret weapon caches within Rwanda, however any time Dallaire attempted to raid these caches, the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations turned him down. Not only that but attempts to make peace between the RPF and the Rwandan government were made harder by President Habyarimana, unfortunately after the President's death these attempts were only met with even more failure from neither side wanting to ceasefire. With genocidaires running the government, RPF feeling it be "necessary to fight" and UNAMIR being unable to intervene militarily, the UN was left to be on the sidelines, only being able to provide refuge for the Tutsi. Making matters worse, the Belgian government, one of the largest forces in UNAMIR, was pulling out due to a large amount of casualties, making them even more ineffective. By the time the UN tried to reinforce UNAMIR to allow them to intervene, the Genocide was in its last legs, and all they ended up doing was maintain security and stability in Rwanda.
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The Department of Health and Human Services provides education for the children in their care until they get permanent placements where they can go to public school. “Each unaccompanied alien child must receive a minimum of six hours of structured education, Monday through Friday, throughout the entire year in basic academic areas (Science, Social Studies, Math, Reading, Writing, Physical Education, and English as a Second Language (ESL), if applicable)” (Office of Refugee Resettlement). In addition to taking classes after school hours, children have acess to a tutor for additional help with school work. Although these children in custody may not be getting the best education, they are most likely getting more education then what they had in there home country. The requirements state that there must be a diverse cultural reflection on the content they are learning in the classrooms so the children feel safer. The children are not permitted to take more than a two-week break from school. “Unaccompanied alien children may be separated into class groups according to their academic development, level of literacy, and linguistic ability rather than by chronological age” (Office of Refugee Resettlement). Children are separated to best benefit the child academically but this also means they are being separated from the people they are comfortable with such as other siblings. Unaccompanied children are also provided with special opportunities such as independent study, special projects, pre-GED classes and college preparatory tutorials, and more.
ReplyDeleteAlthough our government has improved on the quality of care for the illegal immigrants, they still break many human rights laws most concerningly the human rights law in regards to children. Children are not permitted to be detained in a jail cell for more than 72 hours, some reported they had been held for three to four weeks in a jail cell. “The Border Patrol claims that high numbers of border arrivals are causing these delays as they wait for space to open up in the somewhat more child-friendly detention centers and shelters run by the Office of Refugee Resettlement at US Health and Human Services” (Long). Officers are holding children longer rather than finding a more permanent placement for the child. This is why there is overcrowding in the jail cells and is why people are getting sick. Most children who are being held are unable to talk to their parents and the parents are completely unaware that they are even in government custody. These children being held don't have access to showering, and clean clothing. When children are able to show they don't generally have access to soap. “The US government argued in court on Tuesday that its obligation to provide “safe and sanitary” conditions does not require it to provide kids with hygiene items such as soap or toothbrushes” (Long). Many children in custody are not old enough to fee and bath themselves, the government is unwilling to help with this so other kids who are older and are strangers have to help out. Our government needs to find a better system for helping the children coming to our country seeking help.
2: Under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment set forth by the United Nations, torture is defined as:
ReplyDelete“as any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.”
There are three important distinctions to be made about this definition. Firstly, the pain/suffering inflicted is intentional AND for personal/national gain. Other war crimes, such as genocide, are an example of intentional suffering inflicted for racist or nationalist reasons. Secondly, torture is unique in that it is used to gain information or punish someone to a further extent than kidnapping or imprisonment without trial. Thirdly, and this is the most important part, torture is not “excused” when performed in any form of an official capacity, by an agent of the state or by a state turning a blind eye.
3: This definition of torture by the United Nations interacts with Article 5 and 11 of the UDHR. Article 5 is “No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.”, while Article 11 is “No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.” Torture, when used in the past by the United States, has directly contradicted Article 11 when used against proclaimed enemies of the state or in order to protect United States. Citizens, especially those of other countries, have been tortured by the United States because they have been found guilty by association and tortured as such, with no criminal proceedings, and the torturing often continues until permanent damage is inflicted or the suspect gives up information, often simply to make the torture stop. Article 15 of the Convention against Torture states, “Each State Party shall ensure that any statement which is established to have been made as a result of torture shall not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings, except against a person accused of torture as evidence that the statement was made.” Most notable of this article is that statements “shall not be invoked as evidence in ANY proceedings” (emphasis mine), so information gleaned during the torture shall not be used against the tortured person or against other people indicated by the tortured person.
For Monday, October 28 class, please post here TWO brand new BODY paragraphs of between 5-7 sentences each.
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P6: up until this point we have only examined the protesters actions and demands, but how has China been responding to all of this? Well so far their response has been relatively restrained, when the protests first began China's immediate reaction was to contain them. They did this by censoring news of the protests on the mainland, and trying to ignore them in hopes that they would die down. But now that protests have been going on for six months, it has become increasingly clear that they aren't just going to fade away. And now that the whole world has put Hong Kong under a microscope China is doing everything in its power to avoid direct intervention. Instead China has begun to try and point fingers at the west for fueling Hong Kong's anti-communism sentiment. But besides China's rampant censorship and finger pointing they have yet to take major action against the protestors directly, apparently still holding out hope that this will all blow over.
ReplyDeleteP7: But just because China has yet to take action, doesn't mean all is well. The main opposition protests have been faced with is the use of excessive force by the Hong Kong police. Actions taken by the police include, but are not limited to: beating restrained protestors, using expired tear gas, firing rubber bullets at protestors heads, as well as allegations of sexual assault. The official toll of injured protestors is 1,235, however this figure“significantly undercounts both the number and full extent of those hurt in the more than 400 demonstrations tallied by the government”(Leicester). Getting an accurate count of injured protestors has become nearly impossible, because many protestors have been detained while seeking medical treatment. This has led many to seek out hidden clinics that treat protestors injuries in secret. There have also been countless protestors that either don't seek treatment, or have been treated by one of the volunteer medics roaming the streets. When considering all these factors together, getting an accurate picture of the pain caused by the Hong Kong police becomes nearly impossible.
The NCFA is working to focus more seriously on foster and adoptive parent recruitment and retention. “We want to make is so that every child in foster care finds a loving, permanent home where they can thrive.” (NCFA) Which includes identifying barriers to successful outcomes, awareness of policy and programming in a state and local level and creating blueprints for nation foster care success. Adoption requirements and restrictions are different from each agency and each country. All together the chances of a child finding a forever home should be made easier. For example, in the United States it is extremely challenging to follow through with an international adoption if the couple is not married. Compared to Uganda, in order to adopt you must be at least 25 years old and 21 years older than the child who you’ve planned to adopt. Also, if you aren’t married you can only adopt a child of the same sex. In Uganda they are also have stronger restrictions than the United States if you have a criminal history. Such tight requirements make is nearly impossible for an individual to successfully complete an international adoption when a United States citizen.
ReplyDeleteThe Universal Declaration of Human Rights was an organized layout, “It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.” (UN General Assembly, 1948) Certain articles of this documentation reflect on families and the rights of living they are entitled to. Specifically, Article 16 states, “Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.” The same article also states, “The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the state.” Both statements in the certain article defend that if qualified, all individuals should have the opportunity to pursue adoption if that is their choice on how to form a family. Article 25 also has to do with human rights when it comes to family terms. “Motherhood and childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children, whether born in or out of wedlock, shall enjoy the same social protection.” All circles back around to how the children should have an appropriate living environment no matter where the biological parents are at in life.
On November 19, 1997, President Bill Clinton signed the law for the Adoption and Safe Family Act. This act was put into place to focus more on the children’s safety and health versus reuniting the child(ren) with birth parents. This is when the needs of the children came first, instead of the needs of the birth parents. The provisions to the law include rules, exceptions and clarification about the support services offered. “Under the new rules, states must hold hearings on a child’s future within 12 months of being removed from the family, instead of 18 months as previously stipulated. Officials no longer must make ‘reasonable efforts’ to return children to parents if they have been abandoned, tortured or chronically abused.” (Baker, Peter. The Washington Post) The improved guidelines that are being followed are to decrease the time that it takes to find permanent placement for any child(ren) in the system.
ReplyDeletePopulation planning is a practice put in place to intentionally control the growth rate of the human population. Before the 1950’s population planning was used with an end goal to increase the rate of human population. Which eventually raised concern for the effects it was causing to the environment such as poverty, political stability and environmental degradation. Which lead to countries enforcing a “one-child policy” to better control the population rate. Population planning can be used in two ways, to increase the human population or decrease it. It is not likely that population planning will ever be used again to try an increase the human population. Although acts like this one are put into place to control the environment, they are going against individuals human rights on founding a family.
P6: Surveillance is a strong tool around the world, but “more often than not, law enforcement officers are doing their work manually” (Mateescu, 3). With such a huge amount of information published every minute, and the presence of sarcasm and millennial humor, it can be difficult for artificial intelligence to distinguish between a legitimate threat and a joke. This is why, more often than not, attacks are stopped by random civilians reporting concerning online activity. That said, democratic governments and private companies alike are still working to use AI to scan the internet for threatening messages. For example, in the US, the Vermont company Social Sentinel works with schools to survey students’ and locals’ social media activity for threats using algorithms that search for violent keywords and alert the proper channels upon a match to a threat. “We’re a carbon monoxide detector,” said Gary Margolis, Social Sentinel's CEO (Leibowitz). One issue with these types of systems is the sheer amount of data that must be vetted. The UN Office of Drugs and Crime explicitly delineates quantity from quality, explaining that the quality of the surveillance materials and its analysis is the most important aspect of catching terrorists (UNODC).
ReplyDeleteP7:Countries are finding new ways to monitor social media and the internet for threats without wasting resources on invaluable queries, because “the free world realizes that terror is not limited to the Middle East or Asia, but spreads all over” (Gross, 1). The reality is that countries need to develop their technology quickly to keep up with the growing threat of terrorism and domestic attacks. Kunkle explains that the “trend of using social media as a learning platform to grow technical capabilities is creating new ways for homegrown jihadists to harness skills”, and launch more frequent and more deadly attacks (Kunkle, 3). Emerging technologies are growing, such as the Smart City framework that seeks to assist in daily life and prevent crime in large cities. Wide-spread surveillance like this can run into many issues, like “the potential for any gathered information to be too intrusive or extensive in nature” (UNODC). IoT technology and the ability to monitor not only written words on public forums, but locations, spending habits, and more can result in two things: catching terrorists and violating people’s right to privacy.
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ReplyDeleteThe World Bank displaces many indigenous Brazilians. “The bank does this by lending money and giving grants to governments and private corporations in some of the least developed places on the planet. For example, money goes to preserving land, building dams and creating health care systems. But a lot of poor people actually end up worse off because of those projects, a report from The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found. People are often displaced, or their livelihoods are ruined. Over the past decade an estimated 3.4 million people have been displaced by bank-funded projects, says Michael Hudson, a senior editor at ICIJ, who worked on the report. In one instance, hundreds of families had their homes burned down” (NPR 2015). The bank does not take into consideration the needs of the native Brazilians. This leads them with no option except to move and not be able to go back home.
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A huge issue that is currently happening and has been happening is while the indigenous Brazilian’s home are being burned for areas to produce mass amounts of resources, their right to return home, stated in article 13 of the UDHR, is being broken. “As areas of tropical forests are destroyed or degraded, tribal groups are forced to change their resource base. In some cases they move into areas occupied by other groups, straining the area's resources. In other cases they are forced to relocate outside of forests, permanently altering their way of life by converting to agriculture or to cash employment. Rarely are the rights of these groups to the lands they occupy recognized. Further, their intimate knowledge of the area's resources and how to manage them are nearly always ignored” (Cultural Survival).
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ReplyDeleteIndigenous Brazilians are in great danger as their land is constantly invaded by illegal loggers who are blocking their forest trails to prevent them from hunting. “Brazil’s Amazon is home to more uncontacted tribes than anywhere in the world. There are thought to be at least 100 isolated groups in this rainforest, according to the government’s Indian affairs department FUNAI.” (Sep 1, 2019) Many of these tribes choose to not associate with other tribes and outsiders. This is a result of previous disastrous encounters and the ongoing invasion and destruction of their forest homes. These uncontacted tribes are falling on the edge of extinction.
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In 2019 so far, “Brazil reported 83,000 fires, a 77% increase from the same period last year. Many of those were set in already deforested areas by people clearing land for cultivation or pasture” (PBS 2019). The West is making greedy decisions and ruing human rights as well as adding to the world’s pollution. A 77% increase only from last year is massive. According to Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, “an estimated 3,553 fires are now burning on 148 indigenous territories in the region” (PBS 2019). The lives of the natives are being burned away with their land.
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On July 4th, 1994, the Tutsi RPF took control of Kigali, Rwanda's capital, bringing end to the monstrous acts.(Dallaire 459). That date would be recognized as Rwanda's Liberation Day, unfortunately issues did not stop there. At least a million Hutu's fled to the country of Zaire, to live in refugee camps set up there, "They would spend months there, living in appalling conditions. They knew that there was no future from them there, but they were unwilling to head back home."(Radio Netherlands Archives). The living conditions were not the only appalling thing, these camps were set up by the UN under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), but the camps themselves were led by the former Hutu regime, where they began to plan there strike back, however this doesn't mean all of the Hutu refugees in the camps were planning this. Eventually, the Hutu's began to attack via cross-border incursions, causing the RPF to not only to counterattack, but to also follow them further into Zaire to try and stop the Hutu militia. By doing this, the Tutsi's became the evil they once fought against, indiscriminately killing Hutu refugees, some not even being Rwandan Hutu's. This conflict eventually caused another two wars, being the First and Second Congo Wars, even more violence that could have been stopped much earlier.
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With all of this information given, it is quite clear that Human Rights were violated, therefore why was nothing done about it? The problem lies directly within the document itself, due to it not being a treaty, countries have no obligation to create legal repercussions (Humanrights.gov.au). Binding agreements have come from the UDHR, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, but even then, in Rwanda's Case nothing was done. Without it being legally binding, it is then up to the UN to protect these rights, but as mentioned earlier that was a failure. To be brutally honest, the Rwandan Genocide could have been stopped if any other country or organization cared. From France to the U.S., warnings were being sent out to them months before, but they just didn't react with haste, "Americans were interested in saving money, the Belgians were interested in saving face, and the French were interested in saving their ally" (HRW). If any of these countries cared about humanity instead of profit, or if the UN was able to give the UNAMIR more power sooner, this attrocity could have been stopped.
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P8: The actions taken by the Hong Kong police force have made a mockery of these peoples human rights. More specifically, Article 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association”(UDHR). The excessive use of force that has been exerted upon Hong Kongers to this point has led to at least 9 deaths and thousands of injuries, as well as spurring some protesters to actually carry their will and last words around with them. This toll is far too high for what began as widely peaceful protests, and is clear evidence of the actions taken by the police to suppress the voice of these citizens. Yet to this point most of the world has sat idly by watching these blatant human rights violations unfold.
ReplyDeleteP9: The reason the world has largely remained silent in the condemnation of these acts is clearly fear of retaliation from China. And now that six months have gone by with no meaningful help from those outside Hong Kong, it seems safe to assume help may never come. And while China clearly hopes for the situation to de-escalate, that outcome seems increasingly unlikely. Protesters have taken to chanting slogans like “Five demands, not one less” and tagging the city from head to toe in anti-establishment graffiti. So currently it seems as if Hong Kong is speeding towards one of two unavoidable outcomes. One outcome being China caves to the demands of the protests, and life in Hong Kong resume as it normally would. But, if both sides continue to stand their ground conflict will become unavoidable. And we may be faced with a much darker outcome, like we saw in the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
P8: Suffice to say, there are a lot of critics of governmental surveillance. Edward Snowden, as mentioned previously, is a huge critic, even saying, “these programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power” (Snowden). While Snowden fails to recognize the level of protection that surveillance offers in the US, he still seeks asylum in Russia, which is a highly monitored country with extreme human rights violations. Lyon contradicts Snowden, saying, “sheer social control is seldom a motivation for installing surveillance systems even though that may be an unintended or secondary consequence of their deployment” (Lyon, 673). Many critics, including Snowden, are also outraged that even if the government isn’t viewing or collecting the contents of communications, it is common practice to collect metadata of communications, like timestamps and locations. The UN even recognizes a 2017 poll found that 75% of U.S. adults “opposed sharing their metadata with the intelligence agency to help thwart terrorist plots” (UNODC). People like Snowden use the media to build opposing cases to surveillance based on exaggerations and the failure to recognize the limits of the constitution and how much surveillance can protect civilians.
ReplyDeleteP9: Despite all of this, surveillance is obviously going to continue to grow and reach more people. People of the western world look on places like China and North Korea with pity and fear of the grasp of their surveillance systems. The U.S. and most of Europe have safeguards in place, while also developing their monitoring techniques in the face of terrorism. A European court explained that “whatever system of surveillance is adopted, there exist adequate and effective guarantees against abuse” (ODIHR, 202). And these systems are not new. “They are all devices and systems with a track record. By and large they extend [or] enhance” current technologies, explains Lyon (672). Not much is known about current surveillance techniques in the US, but legislature like the USA Freedom Act continue to extend the life and scope of these measures.
P10:“Today, terrorist groups are recruiting, inspiring, and guiding global strategies not just by Internet operations,” explains Kunkle, “but through an organized, steady infusion of propaganda videos and call-to-action messages circulated via social media platforms, such as blogs, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter” (Kunkle, 1). The internet is an extremely powerful tool that allows for interconnection of terrorists, recruitment of new extremists, and the ability to catch these criminals before they act. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 increased measures to allow more surveillance in order to stop terrorist attacks, and the USA Freedom Act of 2015 extended these measures. It’s a fact that “terrorists recruit through social networks and social media” (UNODC). It’s a fact that extremists often post their plans or manifestos online prior to action (Maly). It’s a fact that increased surveillance can limit these attacks (Gross).
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ReplyDeleteThe UN knew it failed Rwanda. With Ban Ki-Moon, a UN personnel even stating in 2014 "In Rwanda, troops were withdrawn when they were most needed." and even "But we could have done much more. We should have done much more." (BBC 4/77/2014). Even in 1999, a UN report stated that the mission was "disgraceful" for the countless mistakes that they made such as abandoning the safe zones they created for the Tutsi's(Dorn and Matloff). Relative simple changes such as changing the mandate to allow the peacekeepers to intervene when they saw violent acts took place could have greatly changed the outcome. This isn't to say all peacekeeping failed, through cultural acknowledgment of Rwanda, a group of Canadian peacekeepers "adopted" an orphanage to protect children, which not only saved the lives of many during the final weeks of the genocide, their actions showed that the Rwandans can trust them in times of need. Through this acknowledgment of failure and success, the UN has been able to change for the better, such as sending peacekeepers earlier to prevent flare-ups in places such as Darfur and initiatives such as the Center for Civilians in Conflict, trying to reform the way peacekeeping works in the UN(PRI).
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The Rwandan genocide is a truly dark time in history. Not only was it such a blatant violation of human rights, it also made the UN look foolish in a crucial moment. Making mistakes is a part of life, and as much flak as the UN may have deserved, they are learning from what went wrong and trying to move from it. Not only that but human rights are a thing that can't just happen overnight, even though it would do wonders to enforce them, people need to understand them in order to have an impact. Rwanda has only been able to move on from the genocide, by acknowledging it to avert future tragedy, hopefully the world as whole can also do this to make the world a better place. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reflected the idea best, "Learn the lessons of Rwanda and work together to build a future of dignity, tolerance and human rights for all."(UN).
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ReplyDeleteEdward Said wrote, “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience. It is the unhealable rift forced between a human being and a native place, between the self and its true home: its essential sadness can never be surmounted.” This outlook on exile is extremely powerful. To relate Said’s words to the indigenous Brazilians being exiled for their land raises awareness to how unjust human displacement is to the natives being thrown off their homeland in Brazil. Questions might arrise about what is Brazil’s president doing to help regulate or stop deforestation so that their native land and tribes are protected.
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To be surprised, president Jair Bolsonaro has done the very opposite by loosening environmental regulations, cutting enforcement budgets, and supporting further developments. “Since he took office on January 1, Ibama’s (The Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) budget has shrunk by 25% as part of government-wide belt tightening, according to internal government data collected by the opposition PSOL party and shared with Reuters. Among the cuts: funding for prevention and control of forest fires was reduced 23%. Fines issued by Ibama dropped 43% compared to last year” (Spring and Eisenhammer, 2019). The idea of the President of your country supporting large corrupt actions because it brings in wealth to his economy is quite sicking. It is not okay that companies are getting away with breaking the law in order to satisfy their greedy needs that do not put the voices of the indigenous Brazilians in. Ibama has been banned from ruining any machinery that has to do with logging, mining, and environmental crimes. Brazilians ranchers and farmers have been reportedly intentionally setting the Amazon jungle canopy on fire in order to expand their operations.
P7:A strategy that was used in China to control the size of their population violates the right to fund a happy family. While other countries allow the family, specifically the women to choose how many children she would like, in China they enforce a limit. By far the most extreme way to handle population planning. There was a prior law in place that allowed for two child births until modified to the current one, allowing a mother to experience one child birth. To enforce the birth limits the government required us of sterlizations, contraception and abortions to ensure families could not expand. Contradicting to the right for fund a family, government in China awarded the families that successfully followed the one-child policy.
ReplyDeleteP8:When referring back to Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights it states, “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to…” (United Nations) This human right is being violated in another recent situation dealing with immigrant families trying to cross the border. Children who are caught underage as prior from the Deferred action for Child Arrival created through the Obama Administration will get detained right at the border. They are then brought to holding cell that are already overpopulated, lack food and no place to sleep. Not only is this causing abandonment of the child to the family limiting them to all the basic human resources that their allow the right to. When a child is left years of abandonment there is no way to access the family, health care or necessary social services.
P9:An orphanage make the process and transition of adoption more challenging. The process of adoption should be a happy situation with the end goal being the importance to fund a healthy family for a child and orphan experiences make that nearly impossible. A couple from Terre Haute, Indiana adopted a total of three boys from a Chinese Centennial-based agency (CCAI) and soon learned how abused and mistreated children were while residing there. Not only did the agency lie about each one of the boys ages, but they also kept a secret very critical information about the third boy the Indiana family adopted, who was sexually harassing younger boys in the orphanage. The sexual harassment continued to take place in the household that all three boys got adopted into and it wasn’t until months later that the adoptive parents figured out what was going on. Orphanages take advantage of children who are too young to know better or speak for themselves, as a basic human right all children should be properly cared for and in a healthy living environment.
ReplyDeleteP10:Using adoption to fund a family should be just as normalized as child birth. Since some women aren’t able to have children or just want to give a loving home to the millions that don’t already have one. The outcome of adoption is always what’s best for the children’s sake, not birth parents and not adoptive parents. There are many situations and reasons prior to the adoption step that make the road more challenging which shouldn’t be the case. All barriers that are going against the Universal Declaration of Humans Rights needs to be fixed if we ever want a chance for everyone, specifically children to be able to have a happy, healthy life.
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P6: The rights of privacy has changed a lot over time, we have less of it. First off, a few years ago, technology was something new to our society and it wasn't as advanced and fast. People have less privacy today because of advanced technology. The word flies a lot faster today, we have all these social media outputs, medical information, etc that can reveal important information about an individual.
ReplyDeleteP7: January 22, 1973, Roe V. Wade was a landmark decision of the U.S Supreme Court. Addressing the protection of a pregnant women’s liberty which allows her to choose to have an abortion without having to go through excessive government restrictions. Roe stood up for this right because it “violated a woman’s constitutional right of privacy, which is found to be implicit in the liberty guarantee of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment”( Britannica) Through this, the right to privacy was developed.
For Monday, November 11 class, please post here your CONCLUDING PARAGRAPH draft of 5-7 sentences. Your CONCLUSION should 1) summarize and 2) provoke - answer the "so what?" question.
ReplyDeleteFOCUS ON: 1) writing with ACTIVE verbs (no "was/were" passive voice etc); 2) collapsing prepositional phrases; 3) including sexy DIRECT QUOTATIONS to support your analysis, and 4) Transitional sentences - smooth!
P3 The Trump administration’s theory failed and the courts denied the policy and demanded that the children be returned to their families. The administration failed to abide by this request resulting in many more separations. The exact amount of separations is unknown due to the lack of tracking separations. Trump made a statement on ABC News stating that "Nobody talks about that, but under President Obama, they separated children from the parents," Trump said. The difference between DACA and Trump's Zero Tolerance act is that DACA wasn't looking to separate families and the few who were separated was due to major drug trafficking.
ReplyDeleteP10 The Trump administration has created a new act in hopes of keeping illegal aliens from trying to cross the U.S border called the Zero-tolerance Act. This plan did not work if anything has made illegal crossings increase. Children are being ripped from their families and their human rights are being violated. They do not have access to food, water, adequate sleeping space, and even doctors. Many of these children never see their family again and have to suffer the poor conditions that border control puts them through. This Act violates the human rights of children which is stated in The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 25. How can our country create a long lasting plan to protect the human rights of immigrant minors, while also working on illegal border crossing?
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Conclusion: “Today, terrorist groups are recruiting, inspiring, and guiding global strategies not just by Internet operations,” explains Kunkle, “but through an organized, steady infusion of propaganda videos and call-to-action messages circulated via social media platforms, such as blogs, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter” (Kunkle, 1). The internet is an extremely powerful tool that allows for interconnection of terrorists, recruitment of new extremists, and the ability to catch these criminals before they act. The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 increased measures to allow more surveillance in order to stop terrorist attacks, and the 10`5 USA Freedom Act extended these measures. It’s a fact that “terrorists recruit through social networks and social media” (UNODC). It’s a fact that extremists often post their plans or manifestos online prior to action (Maly). It’s a fact that increased surveillance can prevent these attacks (Gross).
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So with the city split in two and no foreign power willing to step in, this whole situation has turned into somewhat of a standoff. The question has become will the citizens of Hong Kong continue to escalate the fight for their rights, or will China finally take action to squash the cities unrest? The outcome of this standoff could have a huge impact on the state of democracy in our world, and that is exactly what makes all this inaction so puzzling. Why, when the human rights abuses are so clear are we so hesitant to act? Ultimately, we have no way of knowing what could happen if a foreign power was willing to step in and lend a helping hand. But, one thing is clear. If nothing changes, In a few months time the citizens of Hong Kong will either be a beacon of hope to all those fighting for democracy, or a warning to any who dare to disobey.
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ReplyDeleteThe Rwandan genocide is a truly dark time in history. Not only was it such a blatant violation of human rights, it also made the UN look foolish in a crucial moment. Making mistakes is a part of life, and as much flak as the UN may have deserved, they are learning from what went wrong and trying to move from it. Not only that but human rights are a thing that can't just happen overnight, even though it would do wonders to enforce them, people need to understand them in order to have an impact. Rwanda has only been able to move on from the genocide, by acknowledging it to avert future tragedy, hopefully the world as whole can also do this to make the world a better place. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reflected the idea best, "Learn the lessons of Rwanda and work together to build a future of dignity, tolerance and human rights for all."(UN).
P.S. - I already did this previously so maybe I forgot one paragraph earlier?
What I need to adjust: Second to last sentence reads weird. Split into two sentences. Readjust the language to be more mature for the subject matter. Less trite. Remind reader when the Genocide happened. Readjust how to use that quotation.
DeleteConclusion: “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”(Benjamin Franklin) Privacy laws are established because we have a right to privacy, to an extent. For many years people have argued over their privacy rights, from online videos to people spying on them, even people stealing internet. People think that they should be completely secluded from others seeing what they’re doing, but in all reality, there’s no stopping others from seeing what’s being done. With more using the flaws within our media and lives, we as a society must come to accept the fact that we’re being watched, wether from our phones, social media or home accessories such as Alexa or google home. At this time and age, protecting our privacy isn’t that easy.
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ReplyDeleteWhen your rights are burned away for the sake of greed and profit
Deforestation is how some farmers clear land to make a living and it is also a natural result of the dry season. However, too much of anything is not good. When the lives of others are put in danger just to make money, where will the line be drawn? When does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights come into action? When will the lives of others that are different from one another be respected? When will the native Brazilians have the right to stay and return to their home? Their voices need to be heard and all that is being done is sending money and prayers. The West is what caused the problem in the first place. The prayers do not take action. The money is not what they need. Indgenous Brazilians have every right to live in their home land just as much as we do. Every person is living their own life. Counter-cosmopolitanism is “insisting on one vision of universal truth could only lead the world back to the bloodbaths” (Appiah, 141). Respect the cosmopolitanism way of like and that people have the ability to make their own choices, dections, beliefs, and actions.