U.N.+briefing+papers+on+human+rights+issues

On this page, you can find a link to the U.N.'s cyberschoolbus website, where you can explore various human rights issues, ranging from child labor to hunger to girls' education. These papers begin with an overview of the problem and some personal examples, then move to progress being made, ways students can make a difference, and resources we can use.

Each week, you should use the Wed. afternoon half-class period to read a briefing paper and write a one paragraph (minimum) summary of what you learned on the wiki discussion section of this page. Use the questions below as a guide for responding to what you've read. As you learn about these issues, consider which ones you'd like to learn more about and devote your time and effort into changing. By October, the class will decide how to proceed - which issue to focus on and what we want to do about it.

1) Explain the problem, including its main causes and its effects on people's lives. 2) What efforts are being made to address the issue? 3) Provide an example: Focus on one place/situation in the world where this issue is particularly serious, describing some details about the conditions and experience of the people. 4) Respond personally: how does learning about this issue affect you? any confusion or conflicting feelings? connections to your life or to someone in your family? aspects of the issue that you still have questions about? 5) Is this an issue you would like to focus on as a class later this semester?

Keep your responses fairly brief and to the point.

Here's the link: [|UN briefing papers]