panama Mass Expulsions and Human Rights
1. How does the current event add to our understanding of human rights? How have the experiences of the community(ies) represented in the current event been represented (or not represented) in “official” human rights discourse to date? What has been/could have been done to address the human rights violations depicted in the current event?
2. Make specific connections between the current event and topics/events/ideas covered in lectures. You can cite the lecture using a parenthetical reference, ie (IS 16 Lecture, Title (from syllabus), date). anama Mass Expulsions and Human Rights
3. Make specific connections between the current event and key terms/concepts from the readings. Cite at least 3 academic articles (at least one from the syllabus, identified as “academic article”) to defend your position. You can use a parenthetical reference, i.e. (author last name, date, page #)
4. Make specific connections between the current event and other current or past human rights issues/news/events.
Respond to ALL 4 questions listed above. Use my lecture notes (linked below) and use evidence or quotes from class readings as references (attached on sweet study) to make connections with the current event and ideas covered in class and in the readings. DO NOT USE AI!!!!!!!!
Lecture notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nJghnXYoTPxyb8ywVMyg-VI-ms4w6pFo7cMj025kQW A/edit?usp=sharing
Class readings: anama Mass Expulsions and Human Rights
● use “human rights article” (attached in files). ● use “collective rights” (attached in files) ● Use
https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/04/24/us/panama-mass-expulsion-third-country-national s
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How does the current event add to our understanding of human rights, and how have the experiences of the communities been represented in official discourse?, What has been/could have been done to address the violations?,
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How does the current event connect to topics/events/ideas covered in lectures?,
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How does the current event connect to key terms/concepts from the readings including at least 3 academic articles?,
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How does the current event connect to other current or past human rights issues?
Answer:
1. Human Rights Understanding and Representation
The April 2025 Human Rights Watch report on Panama’s mass expulsion of third-country nationals highlights the tension between state sovereignty and international human rights obligations. The expulsions—often carried out without due process or individual asylum screenings—violate fundamental rights under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 1951 Refugee Convention. This event adds to our understanding by underscoring the persistent gap between “official” human rights discourse and on-the-ground realities for migrants. While international bodies speak of universal protections, the lived experie
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