Human Rights, Ways of Life, and the Future

Although the struggle for human rights is what spawned it, many countries have already made changes to their laws and practices in this area. Is there anything more we can do?

This course is four weeks long and will examine the challenges to human rights law that are presented by indigenous peoples' lives. Before you consider the future of human right law, you'll also examine the effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic on human freedoms.

For centuries, religion has been a source of conflict and war throughout the world. This is why many efforts have been made to safeguard religious freedom.

This course's first week will focus on the importance of religious freedom. The second week will focus on European Muslim women's freedom to wear clothing that covers their faces in public. You'll be able to see the responses from different governments and gain insight into the state tolerance in 21st century Europe.

Individuals and companies engaged in land grabbing are destroying the ways of life of many indigenous people.

This course will teach you how indigenous peoples made creative use existing human rights standards in order to preserve their way of life.

The global COVID-19 pandemic is proving to be a major factor in increasing inequality and poverty.

We'll be discussing the impact of the pandemic upon different populations and the impact of emergency response on democratic processes and human right.

You are being asked to submit ideas this week for improving protection of human rights, particularly for the marginalised and poor.