MS - ZIS Middle School Library Resources: Human Rights

The plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis

The Rohingya people of western Myanmar (the country called Burma until 1989) are closely related to the Bengali people of neighboring Bangladesh and India.

The world is standing by and failing to act as the ethnic Rohingya Muslims in Burma are subjected to a systematic campaign to drive them out of the country, including a...

WARNING - Videos contain graphic details. Who are the Rohingya? The Rohingya are a stateless Muslim minority in Myanmar's Rakhine State, thought to number about 1 million people.

What forces are fueling Myanmar's Rohingya Crisis?

Human rights are inalienable, indivisible, and interdependent. They cannot be lost or denied. Discover how one right affects the others. When a person's human rights are violated, they are treated as it they were not human. Human rights are about dignity, empowerment, and inspiration. A free and peaceful world cannot exist without these rights.

Although poverty is widespread in Senegal, it has one of the region's more stable economies. You will find the map, flag, and a timeline of Senegal's history back to the eight century. Get updated statistics and facts about the population, life expectancy, main exports, language, and religion. The BBC also provides links to current news stories about Senegal and facts about its political leaders, economy, and media.

11 articles on human rights issues

BBC asks us to consider what our responsibilities to children are. Their web site explores children's rights in several different ways

Violating fundamental rights, child trafficking is a global problem. Over a million children each year are trafficked for sexual exploitation or cheap labor. ....

Child Rights International Network - CRIN is a global research, policy and advocacy organisation. Our work is grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

This web site provides a history of the children's rights movement and then offers access to a comprehensive analysis of the significant domestic and international children's rights laws. Under the Country Reports section, you can click on a country name to find specific information for any one of the 16 nations included in the report.

...organisation at the heart of the movement for fundamental rights and freedoms in the UK. We promote the values of individual human dignity, equal treatment and fairness as the foundations of a democratic society.