Subject File HUMAN RIGHTS and HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

 

Eleanor Roosevelt holding the English-language version of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in November 1949, Courtesy: Wikipedia

Ex. 1: Topic vocab. Clarify the words and collocations.

Ex. 2: Watch the video to learn more about the Declaration of Human Rights.

Ex. 3: Browse the Declaration of Human Rights to learn more about its content.

United Nations Organisation: Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Ex. 4: Women in Afghanistan. 

Under the Taliban Regime, women's rights have been reduced and curtailed. Learn more about their plight.

BBC News: Women in Afghanistan

Ex. 5: Presentation Practice

Situation: You are an expert on Human Rights and you have been invited by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan UNAMA to the country's capital Kabul to talk to the local rulers about how their policies on women violate their Human Rights.

In your presentation, you should

• list and explain the articles in the Declaration of Human Rights violated by edicts concerning women
• evaluate the impact of these policies on women, their personal future and the country's future
• suggest improvements to the Taliban's policies concerning women

This is your audience: 👇

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/afghanistan/2023/08/14/what-has-happened-in-afghanistan-since-the-2021-taliban-takeover/