GEO 10 - Human Rights - Semester 1 - Syria: Home

Some key terms to help in your search:

• Violnece in Syria
• Conflict in Syria
• Civil war in Syria
• Riots in Syria 
• Uprising in Syria
• The Arab Spring
• Arab uprising
• Human rights and Syria
• Human rights violations in Syria
• Child brides in Syria
• Refugee crisis - Syria
• Syrian refugees
• Bashar al-Assad
• Government violations - human rights - Syria
• War crimes in Syria
• International reaction to Syrian crisis

Brown University - Arab Spring Libguide

Global Issue  - Human Rights

Cornell University Libguide Syria

• Child Labor and India, a report by the Indian Embassy.
• Child Labor in India -- MNC Masala, an extensive archive of articles and fact sheets on child labor including information on IMF policies, the effects of globalization, and statements of children's rights organizations.
• Child Labor in Pakistan, an in-depth report published in the Atlantic Monthly.
• Child Labor Public Education Project, includes information about child labor in South Asia and links to workshop materials for K-12 teachers and researchers
• Child Workers in Asia, from the Asia Society
• Small Hands of Slavery: Bonded Child Labor in India, a report from Human Rights Watch

• New York Times
• The Guardian
• The China Daily
• The Times (London)
• The Japan Times
• NBC News
• CNN
• BBC World News
• Japan Today

Whereas...

inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world...

freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people...

Now, Therefore...

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

No one shall be held in slavery or servitude...

No one shall be subjected to torture...

Everyone has the right to freedom of movement...

Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly...

Everyone has the right to work...

Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions...

Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being...including food, clothing, housing and medical care...

& more...

Possible Human Rights Topics

•  Genocide
•  Treatment of refugees/Asylum seekers
•  Torture
• Capital punishment
•  Detention and torture
• Religious discrimination
•  Discrimination against women
•  Exploitation of workers
•  Human trafficking and slavery
• Limitations to free speech
• Organ trafficking
•  Child Soldiers

Human rights list of issues

• Amnesty International's South Asia: Human Rights Violations in the Region, a wealth of reports, news articles, press releases and links to organizations specializing in human rights in South Asia.

Use your State Library Card to access Databases

If you're looking for a greater challenge, use the JSTOR database to search for journal articles and primary source documents.  You will need to enter the school username and password to enter the site.  Once in, just enter your subject into the search bar and browse the results.