Human Rights 2 Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is global governance?
Political cooperation between international actors to address issues (like human rights) that affect multiple states.
How can global governance influence development?
By improving healthcare, education, safety, and rule of law through aid, treaties, and institutional reform.
Give an example of global governance supporting development.
WaterAid’s provision of sanitation and clean water helps lower disease, improving workforce health and productivity.
What is a short-term impact of global human rights intervention?
Immediate provision of shelter, food, medical aid, and security from NGOs and UN agencies.
What is a long-term impact of human rights governance?
Improved infrastructure, stronger legal institutions, increased access to healthcare and education, and social development.
What are 3 unintended negative impacts of military intervention?
Civilian casualties, infrastructure damage, and prolonged conflict or dependency.
What are key human rights issues in Honduras?
Gang violence, corruption, discrimination, abuse of journalists, gender inequality, and child exploitation.
What is Honduras’s MMR and IMR?
MMR: 65/100,000 (2017), IMR: 15.39/1,000 (2021).
What was Honduras’s murder rate?
56 per 100,000 – one of the world’s highest.
What political event occurred in 2009?
President Zelaya was removed by a military coup, creating long-term instability.
Name 2 recent political reforms in Honduras.
1) MACCIH prosecuted 133 officials for corruption.
2) A new government elected in 2022 offers potential for stronger democracy.
How has the UN contributed to human rights in Honduras?
Sent advisors to implement a National Human Rights Action Plan and strengthen elections and legal institutions.
What was MACCIH and what did it achieve?
Anti-corruption mission backed by the OAS that brought 133 prosecutions. Shut down in 2020 due to political pressure.
How has organised crime been addressed?
Special forces formed in 2018 to tackle gangs; private efforts like Kenco offer education to deter gang recruitment.
What are economic strategies used in Honduras?
World Bank projects on rural infrastructure, education, sanitation, and COMRURAL (coffee, dairy and honey producers).
What are Honduras’s development opportunities?
Young workforce, regional trade (CAFTA), rural development, and economic diversification.
What are continuing human rights challenges in Honduras?
Impunity (95–98%), indigenous discrimination, rural poverty, and lack of access to justice and education.
What triggered Syria’s conflict in 2011?
Government crackdown on pro-democracy protests following torture of teenagers.
How did the conflict escalate?
Violence between Assad’s regime and rebels expanded, drawing in foreign powers, ISIS, and Kurdish forces.
What are key causes of conflict in Syria?
Authoritarian rule, lack of freedoms, political exclusion, poverty, discrimination, and torture.
What are key consequences of conflict in Syria?
400,000+ deaths (by 2016)
$226 billion in damage
6.6 million displaced
Sexual violence and child recruitment
Starvation tactics and siege warfare
How has the UN intervened in Syria?
Destroyed chemical weapons (2014)
Humanitarian aid to 2.18 million people
Peace talks and ceasefire attempts
What is the role of NGOs in Syria?
The White Helmets rescue civilians
Hand in Hand delivers aid in dangerous areas
131 NGOs working with the UN
What negative effects has intervention had in Syria?
Aid blockages
Attacks on aid workers (204 White Helmets killed)
Military interventions have prolonged conflict
