Purpose: This E-tivity will help you achieve unit learning outcome 3 “Analyze critically the mechanisms for the promotion and protection of human rights and their effectiveness”
Description: this E-tivity is composed of a couple of 5 questions to answered
Classify the human rights prescribed by the Constitution of the Republic of Rwanda into given categories;
- Which ones are categorized into First generation, Second generation rights, and Third generation rights?
- Which ones are categorized into Classic Rights and Social Rights?
2. Reflect on the situation of Genocide against Tutsi of 1994 and comment on human rights violation:
- Which rights have been violated at time?
- Use SWOT analysis system to identify the Community's Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats observed in term of respect, protection, enforcement and promotion of human rights
3. Reflect and comment post Genocide resolution in term of restoring and enforcement of human rights;
Which mechanisms have been put in place by Rwandan government or other organs to restore and reinforce human rights?
4. Comment on Rwandan culture across the Rwandan historical background by identifying the issue of gender, vulnerable groups, religious and human rights (Male&Female and children rights)
5. Check the United State Department of State (USDOS) (2020); Country Report on Human Rights Practices: Rwanda; Executive summary. The report that criticizes human rights crimes observed to be committed by public and security officials compared to the constitution and other laws in force.
a) Evaluate this report critically and comment on each section of it.
b) Do you find that the observations of the report are right or wrong? Explain
c) What are the biases do you observe in the report such as emotions, falsification of facts or status without enough and convincing facts, etc
d) Compare this report with the other countries around the boundaries of Rwanda such as Burundi, DRC, Federal Republic of Tanzania,…..and one of Western countries in term respecting and protecting human is the stated Pillars of the report