This document provides an overview of genocide and human rights. It begins with expectations and a pre-test on basic knowledge. It then discusses what rights are, where they come from, and whether they are universal. There is a history of rights outlined from early civilizations to modern declarations. Key documents on genocide and human rights like the UN Genocide Convention and Universal Declaration of Human Rights are summarized. Classroom activities include defining genocide, reviewing the legal definition, and analyzing the 8 stages of genocide.

1. Genocide: atrocities and
absolution.
A look at genocide post World War II…

3. House Keeping:
• My expectations of You
• Your expectations of me
• Grading policy
• A look at assessment

4. Pre-Test
• This test is not graded. It is simply here to
help indentify the knowledge you already
possess. Don’t cheat or copy, share work, or
guess. Simply answer what you can and we’ll
go from there…

6. Human Rights.
• What is a right? Where do they come from? Are
they universal?
• Which rights do you believe are properly enforced or
respected?

8. Human Rights.
• Make a list of these rights.
• Look at the list and differentiate between what are
human rights or simply rights?
• What is a human right? What makes these human
rights?

10. History of Rights…
Early Civilization Codes associated with such names as Menes, Hammurabi, Moses,
Draco, Solon and Manu outline standards of
27 B.C.- 476 Roman Empire develops natural law; rights of citizens.
1215 Britain's King John signs the Magna Carta acknowledging that free
men are entitled to judgment by their peers and that even a ruler is
not above the law.
1583-1645 Hugo Grotius, Dutch jurist credited with the birth of international
law, speaks of brotherhood of humankind and the need to treat all
people fairly.
1689 British Bill of Rights is adopted; John Locke sets forth the notion of
natural rights of life, liberty and property.
1776 U.S. Declaration of Independence proclaims that "all men are created
equal" and endowed with certain inalienable rights.

12. More than 50 years…
1945 The United Nations (UN) is established. Its Charter states that one of its
main purposes is the promotion and encouragement of "respect for human
rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race,
sex, language or religion." Unlike the League of Nations Covenant, the
Charter underscores the principle of individual human rights.
1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
(UN) are adopted.
UN General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ¾
the primary international articulation of the fundamental and inalienable
rights of all members of the human family, and the first comprehensive
agreement among nations as to the specific rights and freedoms of all
human beings.

14. Universal Declaration on Human Rights
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.

15. 2 Everyone can claim the following rights,
despite
- a different sex
- a different skin color
- speaking a different language
- thinking different things
- believing in another religion
- owning more or less
- being born in another social group
- coming from another country

16. 3 You have the right to live, and to live in
freedom and safety.

17. 4 Nobody has the right to treat you as his or
her slave and you should not make anyone
your slave.

18. 5 Nobody has the right to torture you.

19. 6 You should be legally protected in the
same way everywhere, and like everyone else.

20. 7 The law is the same for everyone; it
should be applied in the same way to all.

21. 8 You should be able to ask for legal help
when the rights your country grants you are
not respected.

22. 9 Nobody has the right to put you in prison,
to keep you there, or to send you away from
your country unjustly, or without good reason.

23. 10 If you go on trial this should be done in
public. The people who try you should not let
themselves be influenced by others.

25. History: The 1864 Geneva Convention
• History: The 1864 Geneva Convention laid the
foundations for the contemporary humanitarian law. It
was in a whole characterized by:
• standing written rules of universal scope to protect the
victims of conflicts;
• its multilateral nature, open to all States; the obligation to
extend care without discrimination to wounded and sick
military personnel;
• respect for and marking of medical personnel, transports
and equipment using an emblem (red cross on a white
background).
• Geneva conventions, accepted on August the 12th, 1949

27. (4) of them…
• First Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the
Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces
in the Field, 1864
• Second Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of
the Condition of Wounded, Sick and Shipwrecked
Members of Armed Forces at Sea, 1906
• Third Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment
of Prisoners of War, 1929
• Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the
Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 1949
The whole set is referred to as the "Geneva Conventions of 1949" or simply the "Geneva Convention".

29. Hello.
• Welcome.
• Same as yesterday…. Notes out!

30. Genocide
• What is it?
• Tell me more…

31. • voluntarily share your ideas of genocide. Look
for commonalities.
• Summarize and restate

35. Looking at the Pre-Test…
• What parts do you recognize?
• Killing vs. Hurting?
• Emotional disturbance?

36. Genocide convention is in 1948
...any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in
part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
• Killing members of the group;
• Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the
group;
• Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated
to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
• Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the
group;
• Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
• Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of
Genocide, Article 2d

38. Question.
• Quick comparison – What elements of the
legal definition were we able to come up with
as a class?
• Did anyone have any of these in their h/w?

39. Activity.

40. 8 stages of “Genocide”
• 1. CLASSIFICATION
• 2. SYMBOLIZATION
• 3. DEHUMANIZATION
• 4. ORGANIZATION
• 5. POLARIZATION
• 6. PREPARATION
• 7. EXTERMINATION
• 8. DENIAL

41. 1. CLASSIFICATION

43. 2. SYMBOLIZATION

45. 3. DEHUMANIZATION

47. 4. ORGANIZATION

49. 5. POLARIZATION

51. 6. PREPARATION

53. 7. EXTERMINATION

55. 8. DENIAL

57. Lets make a genocide…
• Groups..
• Plan it...
• Who are you targeting?

58. Exit Notes..
• Fill em’ out..
• Send slap them to the door!

59. Mornin!

61. Task: Jigsaw Activity
• Number off 1-2-3-4
• Split into smaller groups of 3-4
• Read packet together and look at talking
points on the back page
• Answer review questions on the sheet.
• Let me know when your finished…

62. Reminder:
• Warm ups due Friday (5)
• Keep track of your notes
• Homework in the box… (2) P/NP for H/W