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GenocideTamils in Sri Lanka,

Political Killings

Argentina, Chile, Palestine

Argentina, Armenians, Cambodia, Chile, Darfur, Guatemalan indigenous people, Jews, Nanjing, Philippines, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, & Elsewhere

Stop Political Killings!

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Stop Political Killings!Argentina, Armenians, Cambodia,

Chile, Darfur, Guatemalan indigenous

people, Jews, Nanjing,

Philippines, Rwanda

Genocide

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Doing Human Rights Work

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Dr. Rey Ty

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Human Rights Work

1.Protect

2.Promote

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Issues1. Violence against women and

children 2. Violence against marginalized

communities 3. State sanctioned violence 4. Justice, reconciliation or retribution5. Religions of the world 6. The economy and ecology 7. Boycott, embargo, sanctions

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Protect Human Rights

•Reactive

•After violations occur.

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Promote Human Rights

•Proactive

•Before any violation occurs

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Barbarity• World War I

• World War II

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Non-International Armed Conflict

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Minimum ProtectionHum

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Low to High Level of Armed Conflict

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Peace Time

• Government, Police vis-à-vis Citizens

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Report Human Rights1.Amnesty International

2.Human Rights Watch

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Report Human RightsUnited Nations

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United Nations Human Rights Charter Bodies

1. Human Rights Council2. Universal Periodic Review3. Commission on Human Rights

(replaced by the Human Rights Council)4. Special Procedures of the Human

Rights Council5. Human Rights Council Complaint

Procedure

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United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies

1. Human Rights Committee (CCPR)

2. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

3. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)

4. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

5. Committee against Torture (CAT)

6. Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT)

7. Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

8. Committee on Migrant Workers (CMW)

9. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

10. Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED)

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Armed Conflict Situation

1. Soldiers & Rebels2. Wounded & sick 3. Civilians4. Laws of War

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Humanitarian Law• International Committee

of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Geneva, Switzerland

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War & Peace• Peace: Human Rights

• Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law

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Protect Human Rights

1. Habeas corpus: Go to police station, military camps

2. Visit prisoners

3. Paralegal & legal aid & courts

4. Paramedical & medical assistance

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Protect Human Rights

1. Psycho-Social 2. Bio-Medical3. Relief & Rehabilitation

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Protect Human Rights

1. Individual

2. Family

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Justice

1. Legal, retributive & procedural2. Restorative or reparative3. Distributive & Social 4.Transitional

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Truth & Reconciliation Commissions, Tribunals & Special Courts

Transitional Justice

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Transitional Justice

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History, Memory & Justice

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Promote Human Rights

1. Education

2. Training

3. Formal

4. Non-Formal

5. Informal

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Protect Human Rights1. Exposure

2. Immersion

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Promote Human Rights

• Positive vs. graphic images

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Protect Human Rights

• Fact Finding Mission

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Promote Human Rights

• Study Abroad

• Medical Mission

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Promote1. Lobby2. Advocacy3. National

Policy4. International

Law5. International

Solidarity

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Promote Human Rights

• School programs

• School projects

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Work with non-governmental organizations

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Religion, Philosophy,

Ethics & Justice

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Work with Interfaith Groups

Atheist, Baha’i, Buddhist,

Christian, Hindu, Muslim,

Unitarian Universalist…

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Speak Truth to Power!

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Pressure

1. Sanctions2. Boycott3. Embargo

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Working for human rights never end!

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Human Rights Work1. Locally

2. Nationally

3. Internationally

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In memory of tens of

thousands of civilians

killed.

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Never Forget!

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May human rights

violations never

happen again!

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Thank You!

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Fair Use• Fair use of images from

the web for non-commercial educational purposes.

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Promoting & ProtectingHuman Rights