Geneva Convention Lesson Plans

1. Prisoners of war
...hat Vote Win Quiz Club NORTHERN IRELAND curriculum Prisoners of war relevance Homepage Updated 24 March 2003, 16.28 More InfoBORDER=0 Citizenship 11-14/KS3/Levels E&F The United Nations Overview SCOTLAND curriculum Prisoners of war are protected by TeachersTask: The relevance international laws and conventions. Red Cross This activity explores the human rights issues surrounding the Geneva Convention. UK Learning aims TeachersTask: Introduction to the UN Why the Geneva Convention is important Why human rights need to be upheld WorldAmerican troops killed in Iraqi fighting Icebreaker WALES Read the story curricu...

2. Global Citizen 2000 - Civil Wars
...nd and discuss. 4. If the quality of the discussion warrants an essay assignment, have students respond to the question: Should the United States have been responsible for assisting Vietnam in cleaning up the environmental effects of the chemical defoliants used during the war according to the 1925 Geneva Convention or any other chemical warfare ban? 5. OR afterwards have students read each of the 5 poems to review the impact of the Vietnam War on the common person and do the Literary Analysis for Homework. Materials: Video Clip on the Environmental Destruction of the Vietnam War (Realplayer required) Resuscita...

3. The Treatment Of American Prisoners (WWII)
...nal standards not using. Brief Summary of Unit: Examine the experience of American P.O.W.'s during World War II after the Battle of the Bulge. See Berga Soldiers of Another War. Students will Understand: The experience American P.O.W.'s suffered during World War II. Rules for prsioners during war. (Geneva Convetion) Violations of these rules by the Germans and the punishment received for their conduct. How to research a primary source. Essential Questions to Guide this Unit and Focus Teaching and Learning: The students will understand a research a historical event. Students will understand that prisoners were m...

4. Red Crescent/Red Cross
...ing dead or dying he organized the local community to provide needed medical attention. 2. In 1863, the Red Cross symbol, namely the white armlet bearing a red cross was introduced (the Red Cross flag is an inverted flag of Switzerland). 3. The Red Cross was instrumental in the establishment of the Geneva Convention and two specific requirements refer to the organization: 1) The national society must be recognized by its own national government as a relief society and 2) the national government of the respective country must be a state party to the Geneva Convention. 4. The first Nobel Peace Prize was awarded t...

5. Holocaust Lesson Plan: Ideas for Research and Discussion of Anne Frank's Diary
...cuer," "bystander," "collaborator". + Look at the role of Denmark in rescuing Danish Jews. Compare the Danish rescue and resistance to that in Holland, Belgium, and other countries in Europe. Children and Their Rights After almost seventy years of international effort and debate, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child came into existence on September 2, 1990. This convention by the international community recognized the special needs and vulnerability of children as human beings. The following are some of the principle articles in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: + All...

6. How do people become asylum seekers?
...dangerous situation. Learning aims World What a refugee is TeachersTime to Flee What an asylum seeker is Why people become refugees 1) Icebreaker Read the case study It's difficult living in a detention centre UKBig rise in child SCOTLAND curriculum asylum seekers relevance Who are refugees? The UN convention on the status of refugees (1951) - the Geneva convention - defines refugees as people who have fled from their country to a foreign country WorldCase study: because of a well-founded fear of Eric from the Congo persecution. How many people are refugees? Sport There are over 15 million refugees in the world...

7. War crime indictment for Bosnian Serb
...rces to research the Bosnian war. They should find information regarding the causes of the war, key leaders/groups involved and war crimes committed. 3. Divide students into groups. Have each take some time to research what has been tried to prevent and/or punish war crimes or genocide, such as the Geneva Convention and the Bosnia War Crimes Tribunal, and share their findings. Have students suggest measures that they think should be taken to prevent genocide and, if necessary, to prosecute war criminals. Challenge each group to come up with a plan for addressing the atrocities of war. Groups may want to conside...

8. In My Honest Opinion
...discussions, thoughtful completion of a letter to the editor, and analysis of several related letters to the editor. Vocabulary: inhumane, spectacle, combatants, syndrome, habitations, indecency, liabilities, behooves, incarcerated Extension Activities: 1. Create a simple guide or leaflet about the Geneva Convention. Describe the history of its creation and include facts about the treatment of prisoners worldwide before the Geneva Convention. Include a defense or challenge to the United States' treatment of the prisoners in Cuba based on the conditions stipulated in the Convention. 2. Conduct a school-wide poll...

9. Print Page
...Participating in Civic Organizations Human Rights Standards: Minnesota Human Rights Act United States Constitution United States Bill of Rights Universal Declaration of Human Rights International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Convention on the Rights of the Child Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Geneva Conventions Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples MN Education Standards: USHist 9-12/I.J. USHist 9-12/I.K. USHist 9-12/I.M. USHist 9-12/I.N. USHi...

10. Emission Statement
...ouse gas levels in your country? What was your country's target reduction for emissions set in the initial draft of the Kyoto Protocol? What strategies have been employed in your country to help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases? You may want to direct students to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) Resources ((http:// www.unfcc.int/resource/index.html), which contain many of the answers to these questions. Recommend that students begin their search by examining the "Executive Summary of the First National Communication" for each country listed. 4. WRAP-UP/HOMEWORK: After com...