Power Point Presentation on Red Cross Exploring Humanitarian Law Curriculum by Rosemary Blanchard (College of Ed., CSUS) and Tanya Milelli (No. NV Chapter of Red Cross)

1. Exploring Humanitarian Law A Teaching Toolkit for Educators EHL Workshop California Council for the Social Studies March 4, 2011 Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross

2. A World of Conflict Image Source: Population Action International

5. What is Exploring Humanitarian Law? Exploring ethical & humanitarian issues of armed conflict Understanding how humanitarian law protects life and human dignity Making connections between personal and global events Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross

6. What is Exploring Humanitarian Law? 30 hours of activities Primary source materials Fits into current lessons

8. What is Exploring Humanitarian Law? Taught in nearly 50 countries worldwide Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross

9. What’s Inside EHL? Key Concepts: Human dignity Obstacles to humanitarian behavior No easy answers Dilemmas Multiple perspectives Chain of consequences Image Source: International Committee of the Red Cross/ A. Gutman

11. What’s Inside EHL? Introductory Exploration: Images and Perceptions The Modules: Module 1: The Humanitarian Perspective Module 2: Limits in Armed Conflict Module 3: The Law In Action Module 4: Dealing With Violations Module 5: Responding to the Consequences of Armed Conflict Closing Exploration: Where Do We Go From Here?

13. Explorations 1A: What can bystanders do? 1B: Looking at humanitarian acts 1C: A bystander’s dilemma Module 1: The Humanitarian Perspective

14. How Can You Use EHL? Image Source: Will Counts

15. There is always a moment when the moral choice is made. Often because of one story or one book or one person, we are able to make a different choice, a choice for humanity, for life. -Elie Wiesel A lack of protest can confirm the perpetrators’ faith in what they are doing. - Ervin Staub Use of Quotes

16. 1B: Humanitarian Acts

18. Module 2: Limits in Armed Conflict Explorations 2A : Limiting the devastation of war 2B: Codes and traditions over time 2C: Focus on child soldiers 2D: Focus on weapons 2E: Widespread availability of weapons

19. 2A Photo Collage

20. Basic Rules of IHL

22. The captive is your brother. It is by the grace of God that he is in your hands and working for you. Since he is at your mercy, see that he is fed and clothed as well as you are. Do not demand from him work beyond his strength. - The Prophet Mohammed (570-632AD) Use of Quotes

23. 2B: Refer to Codes and Traditions

25. Explorations 3A: Identifying violations of IHL 3B: From the perspective of combatants 3C: Who is responsible for respecting IHL? 3D: A case study: My Lai - What went wrong? What went right? Module 3: The Law in Action

26. 3A: Dealing with violations

27. 3A: Dealing with violations

29. Dilemmas

30. Dilemma Worksheet

31. When IHL and Core IHRL are Violated.. RB example 1) Form discussion groups to watch the following two video clips. How do IHL and human rights law apply to the unrest in Libya and the response of the Libyan government? Libya - Fighter Jets Ordered To Fire On Protesters - Air Force Commanders Defect !!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm2LSUdAB74&NR=1 Libya warplanes bombing Tripoli-resident (21 Febuary 2011): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucNHrwKvreE&NR=1 Make up a list of the IHL and “hard core” human rights laws that you think have been violated in the situations portrayed in these videos.

33. Explorations 4A: Rationales and options for dealing with IHL violations 4B: Judicial options 4C: Non-judicial options Module 4: Dealing with Violations

34. 4A: Dealing with violations

37. Explorations 5A: Needs that arise from the devastation of war 5B: Planning a camp for people displaced by war 5C: Focus on protecting prisoners 5D: Focus on restoring family links 5E: Ethics of humanitarian action Module 5: Responding to the Consequences of Armed Conflict

40. 5B Photo Collage

41. Planning a Refugee Camp in Tunisia PLAN AN EMERGENCY REFUGEE CAMP IN TUNISIA, ALONG THE LIBYAN BORDER BASED ON THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: Watch the interview on Democracy Now with a Representative of Human Rights Watch on the Tunisia/Libya Border about the approximately 40,000 refugees, mostly migrant workers from Egypt and Tunisian, who have escaped from the violence in Libya to Tunisia. http://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/28/as_death_toll_grows_100_000

46. How Others Have done this: P R E T T Y G O O D !

48. Want to Learn More? Visit www.redcross.org/ehl Sign up for alerts Attend an EHL Workshop Exploring Humanitarian Law Program International Services Department American Red Cross, NHQ 2025 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 [email_address]

49. Professional Development

50. Connecting EHL: Subject Areas

51. And Remember… Exploring Humanitarian Law Program International Services Department American Red Cross, NHQ 2025 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 [email_address] www.redcross.org/ehl Image Source: Left –International Committee of the Red Cross; Right – International Committee of the Red Cross/M. Kokoîc