Introduction to Human Rights

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  • About
    • About the Course
    • Course Aims
    • Time Commitment
    • Teaching Team
    • Getting Credit
  • Course Introduction
    • Course Introduction
  • Modules 1-3
    • Module One: The History of Human Rights
    • Module Two: Philosophical Perspectives on Human Rights
    • Module Three: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • Modules 4-6
    • Module Four: International Human Rights Law
    • Module Five: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
    • Module Six: The Human Rights Council and UPR Process
  • Modules 7-9
    • Module Seven: Human Rights in Australia
    • Module Eight: Human Rights in Nth Korea
    • Module Nine: The Human Rights Movement
  • Modules 10-12
    • Module Ten: Women’s Rights
    • Module Eleven: Indigenous Rights
    • Module Twelve: Human Rights and Technology
  • Assessment
    • Assessment

Module Twelve: Human Rights and Technology

1. Human Rights and Technology Outline
2. Module Twelve Introductory Video
3. Watch a Lecture on Human Rights and Technology
4. How has Social Media Impacted Human Rights?
5. The Role of New Media in the Arab Spring
6. Learn how Video has Changed the Human Rights Movement

How has Social Media Impacted Human Rights?

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Human Rights and Technology Activity Two (Required Activity)

How has social and digital media impacted on human rights activism? The answer, according to author Zeynep Tufekci, is more complex than might be expected. This reading offers some intriguing insights:

Zeynep Tufekci, ‘Social Movements and Governments in the Digital Age: Evaluating a Complex Landscape, Journal of International Affairs 68, no. 1, 2014.

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