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Video Links

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Description: This is a visually appealing video that introduces the rights contained in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It is an effective introduction early in a class to an overall lecture on human rights.

Jennifer Welsh, Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect – 20th Anniversary Rwanda Genocide

Description: This video is a discussion with a Jennifer Welsh, the UN Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect. In the brief video, she describes the Responsibility to Protect, how it relates to state sovereignty, and the role that the genocide in Rwanda influenced the Responsibility to Protect.

Web Link

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Description: This is the website of the UN OHCHR, the central point for human rights work at the UN. On this site, students can access information on the UN Human Rights Council, all major global human rights treaties, as well as the UN mechanisms to investigate and enforce human rights.