YOUR PRESENTATION
You are required to prepare class presentation focusing on status
of human rights in the country of your choice. Before you select a country,
make sure to do all of the following. First, check the
list of countries already selected by other students. Second, visit the
following Web sites Country
Studies, World
Factbook, State
Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and Human Rights Reports in the
UN System and do your research. Third, check some other sites listed below
for any additional information, current news headlines or events you may want
to include in your presentation. You may expand your research and explore Web
sites not listed below if you determine that they may serve your needs and/or
satisfy your interest. Remember that quality and extent of your research are
factors that most influence the quality of your presentation. As soon as you
select the country, you may send me an email, leave a voice mail message, or
simply inform me about your choice before or after class.
You are encouraged to focus on regions and nations with history of
human rights abuse (authoritarian regimes, countries in conflict and countries
in transition). The following are the countries that fit that description, so
you may want to chose one of them: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Burma,
Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Liberia, Libya, Mexico, Nigeria, North Korea,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka,
Syria, Sudan, Turkey, Uganda, Vietnam, Yugoslavia (former), Zaire, Zimbabwe.
However, you are allowed freedom to chose any other country for your
assignment.
Your primary source of information should be databases, reports,
current on-line news releases and other research related material widely
available on the Internet. An introductory part of your presentation should
provide a brief background information about the selected country, including
elements of geographic, demographic, historical, political, and cultural
nature. Main part of your presentation should concentrate on human rights
practices in a particular country. Length of your presentation should be
approximately 20-25 minutes. Please note that the presentation is not a reading
assignment and that you are expected to acquire level of knowledge sufficient
to enable you to present the material to class audience in your own words.
Evaluation of the oral presentation is based on the following criteria:
selection of subject (relevant to assignment, interesting, appropriate level);
content and organization (necessary components: introduction, development,
supporting material, conclusion); language (clarity, vividness, grammar
correct, oral style); delivery (body control, voice); attitude toward an
audience (urge to communicate); the degree to which the class was involved; and
overall effectiveness.
The following are Web sites that will assist you in preparing your
presentation. However, you may expand your search and explore any other site
that may serve your needs and satisfy your interests. Good luck!
Country Studies
- Library of Congress
Encyclopedia
Britannica - World
Background
Information on Countries of the World
Background
Information and News Releases for 220 Countries
State Department
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
Human Rights
Reports in the UN System
The Ultimate Collection of the
World News Links
Human
Rights Actions Network - mailing list
Concise Guide to Human Rights on the Internet
ASIL Electronic Resource Guide Human Rights
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
Human Rights Information from Government Sources
United Nations Human
Rights Website
The European Human Rights Centre
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