Case study - Arab Spring (Human Rights) - Human rights lead to conflict
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- Created on: 27-04-23 12:21
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- THE ARAB SPRING - HUMAN RIGHTS LEAD TO CONFLICT
- Violation of human rights before Arab spring 2011
- In December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest the confiscation of his produce stand by local police. He died from his injuries in January 2011
- Sparks protest online
- Uprise of extremist religious groups
- In December 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire to protest the confiscation of his produce stand by local police. He died from his injuries in January 2011
- Background
- Numerous factors led to the protests
- reform
- HR violations
- political corruption
- economic decline
- unemployment
- extreme poverty
- Aim to overthrow corrupt governments and end oppression
- Numerous factors led to the protests
- Issues before Arab Springs
- YEMAN
- 2005 - 48% of women aged 20-24 were married before the age of 18
- Gender based Inequality
- TUNISISA
- No freedom of expression and press
- People coming out of prison were denied passports
- SUDAN
- Security forces used excessively against protestors
- Dozens of people killed
- 2 million civilians forcibly displaced by the government
- Security forces used excessively against protestors
- SYRIA
- 2009 - Government detained a HR lawyer
- Founder of democratic liberal gathering was sentenced to 12 years for communicating with a foreign country
- 2003 - Mas'vd Hamed detained for photoeing police violenting attacking Syrian turkish children - freedom of expression
- YEMAN
- Violation of human rights before Arab spring 2011
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