BLOCK 4: Human Rights in the Post-9/11 World
OPTION 1: Complete Investigation #6--you need to complete both forms to get full credit of completion.
OPTION 2: Research Guantanamo Bay 2001 - 2020. How many prisoners are there? How are they being treated? How are their rights being violated? What plans are being made--is its population growing or diminishing? Be sure to send me a link to the final product (powerpoint, prezi, word document, etc.).
OPTION 3: Position Paper - Take a Position – Has the United States of America fulfilled its commitment to Human Rights since 9/11? Try explaining your position using evidence from both primary and secondary sources. Be sure to send me a link to the final product. Start with the Geneva Convention and the following UN Documents: (www.hreb.org/legal/undocs.html)
- Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Convention Against Torture
- Convention Against Genocide
- The Geneva Conventions
OPTION 2: Research Guantanamo Bay 2001 - 2020. How many prisoners are there? How are they being treated? How are their rights being violated? What plans are being made--is its population growing or diminishing? Be sure to send me a link to the final product (powerpoint, prezi, word document, etc.).
OPTION 3: Position Paper - Take a Position – Has the United States of America fulfilled its commitment to Human Rights since 9/11? Try explaining your position using evidence from both primary and secondary sources. Be sure to send me a link to the final product. Start with the Geneva Convention and the following UN Documents: (www.hreb.org/legal/undocs.html)
- Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- Convention Against Torture
- Convention Against Genocide
- The Geneva Conventions