1. Currently, the largest labor strike in U.S. higher education is underway, affecting California public universities. Students may not receive grades for the Fall semester unless it is resolved. Dozens have been arrested for protesting conditions of employment: low wages, inadequate health insurance, and other policies.
2. Although many tools and strategies exist for the enforcement of human rights, using them to promote justice is difficult. Write an essay in which you discuss some of the main challenges that human rights defenders face when they try to promote and protect human rights. Analyze several obstacles to the successful enforcement of human rights. Be sure to give specific examples to underscore your main points.
3. In Florida, the legislature passed a law banning the utterance of certain words in public schools. Teachers may not say “Trans” or discuss gay rights.
In other states, books have been removed from public libraries.
Write an essay in which you discuss the human rights implications of these policies. Refer to specific articles in treaties and related general comments in your analysis.
4. Describe the reasoning in the famous “Right to be Forgotten” case. What is its significance for human rights?
