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Exploring Humanitarian Law A Teaching Toolkit for Educators EHL Workshop California Council for the Social Studies March 4, 2011 Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross

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Power Point Presentation on Red Cross Exploring Humanitarian Law Curriculum by Rosemary Blanchard (College of Ed., CSUS) and Tanya Milelli (No. NV Chapter of Red Cross)

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Exploring Humanitarian LawA Teaching Toolkit for Educators

EHL WorkshopCalifornia Council for the Social Studies March 4, 2011Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross

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A World of Conflict

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• Defining Human Dignity

• What is Exploring Humanitarian Law?

• The Explorations

• EHL Curriculum and Resources

• Bringing EHL into the Classroom

AGENDA

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What is Exploring Humanitarian Law?

Exploring ethical & humanitarian issues of armed conflict

Understanding how humanitarian law protects life and human dignity

Making connections between personal and global events

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What is Exploring Humanitarian Law?

30 hours of activities

Primary source materials

Fits into current lessons

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What is Exploring Humanitarian Law?

Who should use EHL?• Middle & high school• Higher ed

Where does EHL fit?• Social studies

• History• Law• Civics• Psychology

• World literature• Gifted programs• At-risk youth programs• International Relations

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What is Exploring Humanitarian Law?

Taught in nearly 50 countries worldwide

Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross

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What’s Inside EHL?

Key Concepts:

Human dignity

Obstacles to humanitarianbehavior

No easy answers

Dilemmas

Multiple perspectives

Chain of consequences

Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross/ A. Gutman

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What’s Inside EHL?

High-quality primary source materials including:

News accounts

Testimonials

Photos

Videos

Case studies

Interactive projects

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What’s Inside EHL?

Introductory Exploration: Images and Perceptions

The Modules:

Module 1: The Humanitarian Perspective

Module 2: Limits in Armed Conflict

Module 3: The Law In Action

Module 4: Dealing With Violations

Module 5: Responding to the Consequences of Armed Conflict

Closing Exploration: Where Do We Go From Here?

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Explorations1A:What can bystanders do?1B: Looking at humanitarian acts1C: A bystander’s dilemma

Module 1: The Humanitarian Perspective

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How Can You Use EHL?

Image Source: Will Counts

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There is always a moment when the moral choice is

made. Often because of one story

or one book or oneperson, we are able to make a different choice, a choice

for humanity, for life.

-Elie Wiesel

A lack of protest can confirm the perpetrators’ faith in what they are doing.- Ervin Staub

Use of Quotes

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1B: Humanitarian Acts

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Explorations2A : Limiting the devastation of war2B: Codes and traditions over time2C: Focus on child soldiers2D: Focus on weapons2E: Widespread availability of weapons

Module 2: Limits in Armed Conflict

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2A Photo Collage

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Basic Rules of IHL

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At all times

During armed conflict

IHL

Protection of:• Civilians• Combatants out

of combat• Wounded & sick• Prisoners

HR

Freedom of:• Education• Religion• Speech• Movement

Prohibition of:• Torture• Degrading

treatment• Violence to

life/person• Hostage taking

Right to life

IHL and Human Rights Law

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The captive is your brother. It is by the grace of God that he is in your hands and working for you. Since he is at your mercy, see that he is fed and clothed as well as you are. Do not demand from him work beyond his

strength. - The Prophet Mohammed (570-632AD)

Use of Quotes

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2B: Refer to Codes and Traditions

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Explorations3A: Identifying violations of IHL3B: From the perspective of combatants3C: Who is responsible for respecting IHL?3D: A case study: My Lai - What went wrong? What went right?

Module 3: The Law in Action

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3A: Dealing with violations

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3A: Dealing with violations

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Dilemmas

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Dilemma Worksheet

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1) Form discussion groups to watch the following two video clips. How do IHL and humanrights law apply to the unrest in Libya and the response of the Libyan government?

Libya - Fighter Jets Ordered To Fire On Protesters- Air Force Commanders Defect !!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2LSUdAB74&NR=1

Libya warplanes bombing Tripoli-resident (21 Febuary 2011):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucNHrwKvreE&NR=1

Make up a list of the IHL and “hard core” human rights laws that you think have been violatedin the situations portrayed in these videos.

When IHL and Core IHRL are Violated..RB example

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Explorations4A: Rationales and options for dealing

with IHL violations4B: Judicial options4C: Non-judicial options

Module 4: Dealing with Violations

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4A: Dealing with violations

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Dealing with violations of IHL and Core IHRL..RB Example

• 2) Next, watch what President Obama and the Secretary General of the United Nations had to say about the Libyan government’s actions:

• Obama breaks silence, condemns Libya crackdown• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS2WERGGv54

• What are these world leaders talking about? What international laws do they say Col. Gaddafi and his followers have broken?

• The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the violations of IHL and core IHRL by Co. Gaddafi and his government:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sysbDMAuUx4&feature=related

• What consequences is this Security Council Resolution preparing to put in motion?

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Explorations5A: Needs that arise from the devastation of war5B: Planning a camp for people displaced by war5C: Focus on protecting prisoners5D: Focus on restoring family links5E: Ethics of humanitarian action

Module 5: Responding to the Consequences of Armed Conflict

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What are the basic human needs?

Needs that arise from the devastation of war

• What are the resources that have been lost or destroyed?

• What are the resulting needs of people impacted by war or disaster?

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Forced to Flee

• You are a family or group of neighbors

• Your area is under devastating attack

• You must leave now in order to save your lives

• You do not know where you will be going and whether you will be able to return

• You have only 10 minutes to prepare to leave; what do you take with you?

• Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucNHrwKvreE&NR=1

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5B Photo Collage

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Planning a Refugee Camp in Tunisia

PLAN AN EMERGENCY REFUGEE CAMP IN TUNISIA, ALONG THE LIBYAN BORDER BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO:

Watch the interview on Democracy Now with a Representative of Human Rights Watch on the Tunisia/Libya Border about the approximately 40,000 refugees, mostly migrant workers from Egypt and Tunisian, who have escaped from the violence in Libya to Tunisia. http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/28/as_death_toll_grows_100_000

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Planning a Refugee Camp in Tunisia (cont.)

• Approximately 20,000 of these refugees are Egyptians.

• They have been in Tunisia for several days. • The Egyptian migrant worker refugees

cannot yet return to Egypt because the interim government in Egypt has not been able to prepare for evacuation of all their nationals.

• They are living in tents in cold, rainy weather and becoming very frustrated.

• Plan a refugee camp to meet their most basic needs.

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Points to Consider: RB Note

• There are a large group of Tunisian nationals who need help to get home to their families in various parts

of Tunisia. • There are a large group of Egyptians who cannot go anywhere just now. • There are other refugees whose situations are more individual. • All the refugees need to make contact with their families so that their families will

know that they are safe.• All need food and shelter and sanitation until they can go somewhere else. • The Tunisians need help reuniting with their families. • The Egyptians need help to stay where they are until the Egyptian government is

able to help them get home, or until things calm down in Libya enough so they can safely return to their jobs.

• There are other refugees who can’t get back home either, or who are hesitant to get too far from Libya in case calm returns and they can return to the jobs they desperately need.

• There are undoubtedly some children, women, elderly people, sick people in the group.

• Tunisia and Egypt have both just been through traumatic overturning of their autocratic governments.

This is good for democracy, but it means that organization and resources are in short supply

just now.

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More Points to Consider: RB Note

• There are other refugees who can’t get back home either, or who are hesitant to get too far from Libya in case calm returns and they can return to the jobs they desperately need.

• The refugees from other countries may also need help connecting with resources that can help them get home, maybe even resources provided by their own countries or their families.

• There may be groups within the refugees who see each other as enemies – either because of the conflict in Libya or because of the recent conflict in their own home nation or for other reasons.

• There may be infiltrators from one group or another (supported by the Libyan government, mercenaries, agents of the former Tunisian or Egyptian governments, terrorists of one type or another, escaped criminals, etc.) who are there to create fear and violence or engage in terrorism.

• There are undoubtedly some children, women, elderly people, sick people in the group.

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THERE ISN’T TIME!!! RB Exclamation

• OK, so choose a couple of the most immediate needs – Each table can choose an area of need to plan for

• Lets see what we can come up with!

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How Others Have done this:

PRETTY

GOOD!

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Want to Learn More?

Visit www.redcross.org/ehl

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Attend an EHL Workshop

Exploring Humanitarian Law Program International Services Department

American Red Cross, NHQ 2025 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006 [email protected]

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Professional Development

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Connecting EHL: Subject Areas

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And Remember…

Exploring Humanitarian Law ProgramInternational Services Department

American Red Cross, NHQ 2025 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006 [email protected]/ehl

Image Source: Left –International Committee of the Red Cross; Right – International Committee of the Red Cross/M. Kokoîc