Human Rights Debates

Human rights vs. sovereignty– R2P

• International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect

• Global Center for the Responsibility to Protect

IGO Action

UN Human Rights Council

International Courts/Tribunals– International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY)

Overview, documents, latest news, courtrooms, cases, reports. – International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

Overview, documents, latest news, cases, judicial database, events.

– Special Court for Sierra LeoneLive coverage, cases, press room, documents, news.

– Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia Reports, Judicial Officers, organs, press statements, outreach.

– Special Tribunal for Lebanon About the Tribunal, documents, reports, contacts, defense

International Criminal Court

ICC Home page

Rome Statute (1998/2002)

Court Structure

Situations and Cases

Universal Morality

vs.

Cultural Relativism

What are Human Rights?

Universal Morality

• Universal Declaration on Human Rights• Human Rights Watch• Amnesty International• Freedom House• Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers• Human Rights Campaign (working to end

discrimination against gays and lesbians)• American Bar Association site on human rights

Cultural RelativismIran • Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance• Human Rights Watch Report 2014

Pakistan• Blasphemy Laws

Saudi Arabia• Women and Driving• HRW Statement

Uganda• Anti-Gay Legislation

Where do we stand?

Freedom House

Human Rights Watch

Growing Consensus• Economic freedoms

Lack of Consensus• Women’s rights• Political freedoms• Religious freedoms

Resources• United Nations Human Rights site• United Nations Human Rights Law site (reference for all

treaties and conventions concerning human rights)• UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)• US Department of Health and Human Services site on

human trafficking and assistance for victims• Human Trafficking (US State Dept. Annual Report)• US Department of State Country Human Rights Reports• Human Rights Watch• Amnesty International• Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers• Human Rights Campaign (working to end discrimination against

gays and lesbians)• UN site on Trafficking in Human Beings (UN Office on Crime

and Drugs)• NGO Human Trafficking.Org (established to work toward the

prevention of human trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region)