10.10 Human Rights and Historical Events

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UN Declaration of Human Rights

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A declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly representing the first global expression of rights to which all human beings are inherently entitled. Created in response to the Holocaust.

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Nuremberg Trials

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A series of court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for aggression, violations of the rules of war, and crimes against humanity.

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Tokyo Trials

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War crime trials for Japanese officials after WWII.

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Multinational Treaties on Human Rights

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Agreements between several nations on how to treat people, including the Geneva Convention on Torture.

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International Court of Justice

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UN body that makes legal decisions involving disputes between national governments and can put war criminals on trial.

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Augosto Pinochet

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Military dictator of Chile known for his widespread use of torture.

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Deng Xiaoping

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Communist Party leader who forced Chinese economic reforms after the death of Mao Zedong and ordered the tanks to attack protesters at Tiananmen Square.

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Cambodian Genocide (Khmer Rouge)

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Genocide committed by the Communist Khmer Rouge government against its own people in Cambodia.

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Rwandan Genocide

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Genocide where the Hutus killed the Tutsis, despite both being Africans, due to historical power dynamics during European Imperialism.

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Darfur Genocide

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Genocide where Arabs in Sudan are trying to wipe out the blacks, destroying their cattle and crops, and killing them.