Unit Overview
How have human rights been violated and how have international organizations attempted to address them?
Since the Holocaust, human rights violations have generated worldwide attention and concern. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights has provided a set of principles to guide efforts to protect threatened groups and has served as a lens through which historical occurrences of oppression can be evaluated.
NYS Framework Content Standards
10.10
Unit G2.10 Outline
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Through these resources, students will examine the policy of apartheid in South Africa and the growth of the anti-Apartheid movements, and explore Nelson Mandela’s role in these movements and in the post-Apartheid period.
Through these resources, students will learn about the historical context for the creation of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, and international organizations who address human rights violations. Students will study several human rights violations and the actions or inaction taken to address them.