TOPIC 8: GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONNECTIONS

OPTION 8A: HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERVENTION

Lesson 9:

8A.6: There are significant variations in human rights within countries, which are reflected in different levels of social development

a) In some states (post- colonial states) there are significant groups, defined by gender and / or ethnicity that have had fewer rights than the dominant group.

• b) Differences in rights are frequently reflected in differences in levels of health and education

• (e.g. indigenous populations in both North and South America)• c) A demand for equality from both women and ethnic groups has been an

important part of the history of many states in recent years Afghanistan, Australia, Bolivia) with progress taking place at different rates.

• Causality: links between equality and human rights, health and education• Inequality: variations in human rights between countries

KEY TERMS:

Post colonial states:

Indigenous:

Ethnic group:

Equal rights:

Genocide:

Insurgent group:

Social development :

FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR VARIATIONS IN HUMAN RIGHTS WITHIN COUNTRIES:

1. Discrimination :

WHY DID INDEPENDENCE AND DE-COLONISATION OFTEN BRING INTERNAL CONFLICT AND DIVISION?

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2. Differences in health and education:

3. The growing demand for equality:

Case studies to illustrate such variations in human rights within countries:

1. Rwanda: Deep -seated tribal divisions and civil war:

2. The indigenous populations of the Americas:

3. The place of women in society in Afghanistan:

4. Bolivia: a mixed picture

5. Progress in Australia:

TASK : Explain why indigenous peoples experience lower health levels than non- indigenous populations ( 8 marks)

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TASK : ‘Evaluate the extent to which different levels of social development can be explained by variations in human rights within countries.’ (20 MARKS)

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