LSJ/SIS 322: HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA COURSE WORKSPACE Summer 2010 Alejandro Cerón

Class outline Human rights in Latin America – Readings Latin American History Website project Next class

International Bill of Human Rights United Nations International Bill of Human Rights (Informal name) Universal Declaraction of Human Rights (adopted in 1948) UN General Assembly resolution Principles and standards International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966) International Treaty Defines rights and their limitations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

ICESCR ICCPR 31 articles 53 articles Principle of progressive realization Labor rights, social security, family life, adequate standard of living, health, education, participation in cultural life. 53 articles Legal remedy Physical integrity, liberty and security of the person, procedural fairness in law, individual liberty, political participation, non-discrimination, equality before the law

Small groups Summarize and prepare to report back to the larger group (30’ prepare + 5-10’ present): (Based on AI’s and HRW’s country reports.) Summary of human rights situation in your assigned country What do you find striking? What else would you like to know… …for understanding better the HR’s situation? …for understanding the reasons behind the HR’s situation?

9 GROUPS 1 Argentina Drew Ava Anna 2 Bolivia Danielle Semir Se Jung 3 Country Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 1 Argentina Drew Ava Anna 2 Bolivia Danielle Semir Se Jung 3 Brazil Aman Hannah Rebecca 4 Chile Carlos Becca West 5 Colombia Amanda Adam Matt 6 Cuba Brian Erin Farrah 7 Guatemala Oliver Letizia 8 Mexico Jessica Elizabeth Sergio 9 Peru Milagros Christina

WEBSITE PROJECT 4 blog entries per student: Weeks 3, 5, 6, and 8. Each time: Images/stories/examples from everyday stuff Text accompanying each image (1 single-spaced page) Source of image Description/analysis/explanation relating image to readings Where: blog created by each group (example) What: Present the situation of a specific human right or a group of human rights in the assigned country Show an image that illustrates, exemplifies or expands the text You can add links to websites or videos or other resources Use class readings in combination with one of the following: Newspapers, or textbooks on Latin America, or Website, or Human rights reports, or Testimonial literature, or Film, or Songs! Evaluation: ability to relate the concepts and ideas from readings to examples outside classroom

9 GROUPS = 9 BLOGS 1 Argentina Drew Ava Anna 2 Bolivia Danielle Semir Country Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 1 Argentina Drew Ava Anna 2 Bolivia Danielle Semir Se Jung 3 Brazil Aman Hannah Rebecca 4 Chile Carlos Becca West 5 Colombia Amanda Adam Matt 6 Cuba Brian Erin Farrah 7 Guatemala Oliver Letizia 8 Mexico Jessica Elizabeth Sergio 9 Peru Milagros Christina

Next class Historical trends of human rights violations in your assigned country HRW 1989-2009 Don’t read all, choose 3 or 4 from each decade to get a sense of the trends To think: Why are human rights violated?