Health and human rights

• Shariah Law


  Muslims' full potential, theft - hand cut off
• Evo Morales, Bolivia


  • 43% decrease in poverty, renationalisation of gas and oil so it can be spent on welfare
• Niger Delta


  • 70% live below the poverty line, 2014-2018 had 820 oil spills, 4.1 million litres lost
• UNESCO, 2013, 59 million primary school kids not attending school
• Democratic Republic of the Congo


  • 40% of 4-15 year olds forced to work, life expectancy of 56
• Algeria


  • 10 years of school, 76 life expectancy
• Aborigines


  • Life expectancy is 10 years shorter than Australians
• 1 in 8 people worldwide go hungry, but maternal death has decreased by 45%
• 2.5 bn people do not have basic sanitation
• Declaration of Human Rights

  1948, all humans are born free and equal
• European Convention on Human Rights


  1950, protects freedom and life
• Geneva Convention


  Victims of conflicts have the right to humane treatment, protection and respect
• China


  • Authoritarian, human rights neglected, automatically elected
• India


  • Democratic, freedom of speech and religion
• Sweatshops


  • 50% of workers in Bangladesh face physical violence
• Rwanda Genocide


  • 1 million Tutsis died in 100 days
• Sudan and Libya


  • Ranked 180 for corruption - lowest
• Haiti 2010


  • Aid not fully given, 177/180 corruption rank
• The voluntary target of 0.7% of GNI to aid has not been met
• Trade Embargoes


  • Affected UK, Ukraine vs Russia = didn't buy gas
• 0.7% of aid is spent on military, which could be abused
• Malaria


  • In 2014, 1/2 of Africa had mosquito nets
• Cholera Crisis


  • Huge cost 10bn , 21,000 - 143,000 deaths every year
• Gender Equality


  • In 2014, the US gave $30 million for equality, which decreased maternal deaths
• Niger Delta


  • Shell paid $83.5 billion to clean up
• Libya 2011


  • UN authorized force to protect civilians, 100,000 died
• 2019


  • US sending 200 troops and missiles into Saudi Arabia due to oil attacks, Israel gets $3.1 billion of US aid
• Niger


  • 146 GNI ranking in 2012, 186 HDI rank
• Netherlands


  • 1 GNI rank in 2012, 4 HDI rank
• Guatemala


  • Received $18 million between 1992-2000 to rebuild their justice systems, achieved democracy in 1971
• China, Hong Kong


  • Hong Kong wants democracy - protest, separate branch from China
• Haiti


  • 70% of healthcare and 85% of schooling from NGOs
• China Aid


  • 2014-2016 donated $344 million to Bolivia
• Afghanistan


  • 2001-2014 - US invaded from 9/11 attacks, 149,000 deaths
• Iraq

  • 2014-2021, $3.5 billion costs, USA trained 189000 troops, provided support to fight terrorism - Hamas