Steps 1. Select a recent or ongoing human rights issue. You may research one of the example issues from this
Human Rights Issues List or choose one the following case studies provided for you:
• Repression of Political Dissent in Cuba Case Study.
• Human Trafficking in Thailand Case Study
2. Learn about your issue. Carefully read the case study provided in step one, or research the alternative
human rights issue you chose. News outlets and the following websites can help you learn about your issue:
Human Rights Watch
US Department of State
United Nations
Be sure to find out how the United States and other countries are attempting to address the issue.
3. Create a policy update for the United Nations including at least three well-written paragraphs that address
the following:
Origins-How did the human rights issue come about? Who does it affect and how? How does it
affect human rights?
Responses-How are the United States, other nations, and international organizations
responding to the issue? How do these responses relate to the foreign policy spectrum of
approaches you studied in the lesson? (Recall that the approaches are isolationism, diplomacy,
interventionism, imperialism, and that your response could refer to more than one approach.)
© Evaluation-Are the efforts and policies enacted by governments and international
organizations successful? What would you recommend be done to better address the human rights
issue?