Human rights & George Floyd

Dive into human rights and social justice with our George Floyd case study worksheet!

Look at the image below listing the human rights.What do you know about human rights? Can you name some of them? Does every person on the planet have them? Why not?THINK about it and then write down your ideas and opinion. Freedom What does freedom mean to you? How true do you think this statement is today? Give reasons why you think so. Vocabulary - Pyramid of Hate MATCH the words and their definitions. bias the action of supporting or opposing a particular person or thing in an unfair way, because of allowing personal opinions to influence your judgment prejudice injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights to dismantle to disconnect the pieces of disparity a lack of equality or similarity, especially in a way that is not fair segregation the policy of keeping one group of people apart from another and treating them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion inequitable not fair desecration the action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected slur an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo to belittle to make a person or an action seem as if he, she or it is not important ignorant not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something bigotry the fact of having and expressing strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life Give examples of a prejudice you have perceived and learned through the media. Write down your answer. How do you interpret this photo? Do you think it tells the truth? Why not?RECORD your answer. I believe that all of you have heard about the terrible event that happened in the city of Minneapolis on May 25th.Before reading the article African Union condemns killing of George Floyd guess if A-H are true or false. TRUE George Floyd was in handcuffs when he died. The killing of George Floyd resulted in days of looting. The African Union described the killing as "murder". It is rare for U.S. embassies to comment on domestic issues. A U.S. ambassador said no one was above the law. FALSE There have been protests outside U.S. embassies in the USA. The article says African embassies in the U.S. have been very critical. The U.S. ambassador to Chad said he was angry and dismayed. MATCH the following synonyms. reverberated echoed pleading begging escalated increased unprecedented unheard of discriminatory prejudicial issuing releasing compelled forced conducting carrying out profoundly intesely accountable responsible READan article about George Floyd and do the exercises below. African Union condemns killing of George Floyd2nd June 2020The killing of George Floyd in the city of Minneapolis on May the 25th has reverberated across the world. Mr Floyd, a handcuffed black man, died after a police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes, even after he was pleading for air and then stopped moving. Days of rioting, looting and clashes with police followed as citizens vented their anger over the killing. The protests have escalated across America's major cities. There have also been protests outside U.S. embassies across the world. The killing of Mr Floyd led the African Union Commission to take the unprecedented step of condemning what it called "murder" and the "continuing discriminatory practices against black citizens". Many U.S. embassies in Africa have taken the unusual step of issuing critical statements. The news publication "Foreign Policy" wrote: "Several U.S. diplomats said it is rare for U.S. embassies abroad to weigh in on domestic U.S. issues. But in this case, the embassies were compelled to respond after seeing how African leaders reacted to Floyd's death with anger and dismay." The U.S. ambassador to Congo wrote: "I am profoundly troubled by the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The Justice Department is conducting a full criminal investigation as a top priority. Security forces around the world should be held accountable. No one is above the law." Vocabulary matching - Paragraph 1 MATCH the words and their meaning. reverberated had continuing and serious effects pleading making an emotional appeal, begging looting steal goods from a place, usually during a war or riot vented let out of expressed very strong emotions, like anger unprecedented never done or known before condemning expressing complete disapproval of, typically in public discriminatory being unfair or prejudicial between different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age or sex Vocabulary matching - Paragraph 2 MATCH the words and their meanings. critical showing negative comments of judgments of someone or something diplomat an official representing a country abroad weigh in on get involved in an argument accountable of a person, organization, of institution required or expected to be open and responsible for their actions or decisions compelled forced or obliged someone or something dismay a feeling of shock and horror at something priority the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important What do you think sparked the protests after the killing of George Floyd and why have they spread to other cities? Floyd’s death was captured on video. The widely shared video shows images of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck. How do you think the reaction to Floyd’s death would be different if the incident hadn’t been captured on video? DISCUSS: Credits: abcnews.go.comforeignpolicy.comthe-star.co.keadl.orgtolerance.orgbreakingnewsenglish.com