Myanmar - human rights concerns

In trhe news this week the United Nations has raised concerns about 
genocide in Myanmar
what are the human rights concerns? try our free resources.

UN Press releases.
OHCHR has official reports on the fact finding mission
Myanmar government official website

human rights reports
Amnesty International reports
Human Rights watch
International Crisis Group
Freedom House Myanmar reports
Minority Rights International
Karen Human Rights Group
Burma Human Rights Network

50 years after the Prague Spring - find out more using our free academic resources.

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia during the era of its domination by the Soviet Union after World War II

 in August 1968 tanks were sent in to crush it.

Here are some resources to find out more.

50th anniversary resources.

Newspaper coverage

A number of universities have special websites.

New York Times

Guardian

Atlantic -photo essay

Radio Free Europe

Academic analysis

The Prague Spring 50 Years After: Great Crises of Communist Régimes in Central Europe in a Transnational Perspective- International Conference- papers available via Youtube channel
USD Institute International History also has some themed pages with chronologies and documents in Czech.

 University of Nebraska Lincoln held a Prague spring at 50 conference . some of the presentations are on their YouTube channel

Documents.

Crisis in Czechoslovakia DODIS

Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland 1848-1975 materials from the Swiss federal Archives.

EurDocs has links to primary source materials by and covering Czechoslovakia it includes some Czech language materials including government and resistance form the Cold War period which might be worth exploring.

Marxist Internet Archive has accounts from dissidents.and contemporary analyses

Prague Spring Archive project—a collaboration between the University of Texas at Austin and the Center for Russian East European, and Eurasian Studies (CREEES), using materials from the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library gives the perspective of the Americans on events. It includes timelines and documents.

Cold War International History Project Wilson Center has some analysis

the digital archive also has primary source materials on the Soviet invasion of Czechoslavakia

   

What problems do youth face today? our resources for International Youth Day

12 August was first designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999, and serves as an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in change, and an opportunity to raise awareness of challenges and problems facing the world’s youth


Save the Children End of Childhood report found that in 20171.2 Billion Childhoods Threatened by Conflict, Poverty, Gender Discrimination,

What problems do youth face?

 Political participation/ Engagement
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs resources on Youth
 the produce a biennial World Youth report
It focuses mainly on explores young people's participation in economic, political and community life.
further links to projects and

Employment/Poor Pay
ILO publishes an annual report on youth employment 
it is also part of The Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth is the first-ever, comprehensive United Nations system-wide effort for the promotion of youth employment worldwide
you can also explore their website to find key resolutions and documents relating to low pay and employment problems of youth

Health risks
WHO has information on adolescent health risk and teenage pregnancy

Access to education
UNESCO publishes the GEM Global Education Monitoring reports
monitor progress towards the education targets in the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework.
the United Nations Girls Education Initiative  has reports on problems girls face in accessing education worldwide.

Iran sanctions- what is happening?

The US is implementing economic sanctions on Iran after pulling out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Announcement via Twitter from Donald Trump

Official State Department policy towards Iran
this includes fact sheets on sanctions against Iran

Reactions

EU statements and policy towards Iran

Joint statement by the EU, German, French and UK Foreign Ministers following the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran due to its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal Guardian editorial

background on the

Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action which the USA withdrew from earlier this year

Iranwatch - Wisconsin project on Nuclear Arms Control has information on sanctions.

Think tank analysis
Brookings Institution
Chatham House
Council on Foreign Relations
Foreign Policy magazine