An International Student-Teacher Collaboratory
Themes covered in the Summer Intensive in Human Rights include Conflict Resolution, Environment, and Ethics.
Over the course of this seminar we will discuss human rights issues in Africa, Asia, Israel-Palestine, and North America.
Participants blog about human rights issues here.
We're also building a wiki about the human rights issues we're covering.
Resources for human-rights research can be found here.
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"For the first time in six years, the Oscars ratings dipped---down to an estimated 36.6 viewers. |
"Gazans flee floods caused by Israel's dams opening"It seems that Israel has comitted yet another human rights violation in Gaza. As usual there has been no coverage of this incident by mainstream media outlets. 'Brigadier Gerneral Said Al-Saudi, chief of the civil defence agency in Gaza, told Al Jazeera: "Israel opened water dams, without warning, last night, causing serious damage to Gazan villages near the border. |
As reported by Vijay Prashad:United States votes against the world to shield Israel at the UN Human Rights Council. 29 of the 46 countries voted to set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate war crimes by Israel. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki: "Israel is perpetrating huge crimes in Gaza. It is killing whole families.
I found this article to be very informative and thought-provoking, especially from my perspective as a nascent activist. Chomsky gives historical background on some international efforts to stop the prolonged and ongoing colonization of Palestine by Israel.
"For the first time in six years, the Oscars ratings dipped---down to an estimated 36.6 viewers.
Hello Friends!
It seems that Israel has comitted yet another human rights violation in Gaza. As usual there has been no coverage of this incident by mainstream media outlets. 'Brigadier Gerneral Said Al-Saudi, chief of the civil defence agency in Gaza, told Al Jazeera: "Israel opened water dams, without warning, last night, causing serious damage to Gazan villages near the border.
