Assignment 2: Human Rights Advocacy (Short Essay)

Based on the ideas you have learned from the readings/media, write a 500-750 word essay on human rights advocacy:

(1) What is a human rights issue, campaign, or activist you are interested in?

(2) How did you (and others) become aware of it? In short, how did the issue, campaign, or activist become popular (e.g., you heard about it in class, you heard about it from friends/family, read/watched a news story, etc.)?

(3) What is preventing this issue, campaign, or activist from being even better known?

Note: Your choice of human rights issue, campaign, or activist will ideally be used for two later assignments in this course. As such, try to ensure you choose a person/topic you are genuinely interested in.