Human Rights in Central Asia

Length

45-60 minutes

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Parent, Adult Learners Alternative, higher education Public Library: Library Patrons Educators/administrators

Minimum participants:

5

Maximum participants:

35

Primary Disciplines

Character Education, Community Interests, Foreign & World Languages, Gifted & Talented, International, Language Arts/English, History & Social Studies

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Zoom

Booking Information

Our Center is housed on a university campus. This means that we are closed periodically for national and academic holidays and seasonal breaks. During these periods, we may be delayed in responding to all VC requests. We also ask that you please allow two weeks notice to ensure there are no scheduling conflicts, as we share our VC facility with many other content providers.

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

All of our programs are free of charge. Cancellations without regard to our lost time might result in discontinuation of future programs with partner site.

About This Provider

 

Inner Asian & Uralic National Resource Center

Bloomington, IN
United States

The Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center (IAUNRC) at Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies is a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center dedicated to raising awareness about its target area: namely the Turkic, Iranian, Mongolian, Uralic, and Tibetan cultural spheres. Some countries included are Turkey, Azerbaijan, Hungary, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.

Program Details

Format

This program combines
- a short introduction to the fall of the Soviet Union and the independence of its constituent states
- a survey of human rights issues and conditions in the Central Asian region
- a discussion of how groups are working to support human rights
- a discussion of Central Asia's relationship with the international community
- time for questions and answers.

This presentation includes multimedia including images, videos, audio, and infographics.

Objectives

Participants will

-learn about the recent history of the Soviet Union and its successor states
-learn about the dimensions of human rights policy and practice in the Central Asia region
-critically examine the causes of human rights abuses
-examine the role of international law and relations in shaping human rights policy

Standards Alignment

National Standards

NSS-C.9-12.3 PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY
NSS-C.9-12.4 OTHER NATIONS AND WORLD AFFAIRS
NSS-C.9-12.5 ROLES OF THE CITIZEN
NSS-G.K-12.4 HUMAN SYSTEMS
NSS-WH.5-12.9 ERA 9: THE 20TH CENTURY SINCE 1945: PROMISES AND PARADOXES

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.9-10.6 Compare the point of view of two or more authors for how they treat the same or similar topics, including which details they include and emphasize in their respective accounts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.7 Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in words) in order to address a question or solve a problem.