Global politics peace and conflict case studies Questions & Answers
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Global Politics Peace And Conflict Case
Umbrella movement - ANSWER-It started in 1997 when Hong Kong was
promised full democratic elections by 2017.
-China's congress decided to pre screen candidates for elections which went against the agreement.It limited political freedom leading to protests from students and pro democracy groups ...
Global politics peace and conflict case studies
Questions & Answers
Umbrella movement - ANSWER-It started in 1997 when Hong Kong was
promised full democratic elections by 2017.
-China's congress decided to pre screen candidates for elections which went against
the agreement.It limited political freedom leading to protests from students and pro
democracy groups and lasted for three months
-It was called the umbrella movement as umbrellas were used as protection from
pepper spray .
- Joshua Wong founded activist group scholarism and was the main voice of the
movement. He was arrested many times.
-protest took place outside government headquarters. They were non-violent and
80000-100000 protesters were on the streets at a given time .
- Joshua was arrested in 2017 with two friends and charged for breaking into
government grounds . He was nominated for a nobel peace prize . He was released in
2018.
- The White House issued a statement in support of the protesters.The UN urged Hong
Kong to uphold freedoms of expression and assembly and amnesty said the police had
failed in their duty .
Congo DR - ANSWER-This conflict was caused by factors such as natural resources .
Congo is rich in diamonds , gold , copper , cobalt , zinc and coltan (used for electronic
devices).
-series of events such as the Belgian occupation and the Rwandan genocide.
-Some of the key events were the Portuguese looking for slaves in the 16th century and
the occupation of the Belgian in Congo in the 19 th century followed by exploitation
-post 1994 the Rwandan genocide perpetrators flee to Congo after which numerous
rebel groups are born and civil wars erupt .
-The parties involved were rebel groups :mai mai
FDLR,M23,Rwanda ,Zimbabwe,AngolaChad ,Sudan .
-Many people were internally displaced and killed .
-The UN sent 20125 troops for the organization stabilization mission DR.IGOs provide
health care and education. Aid donors send money to help it rebuild .
Myannmar - ANSWER-Thousands of rohingya have left their homeland rakhine state for
Chittagong in Bangladesh
-The government of myannmar views the rohingya as illegal citizens as the country is in
an ongoing ethnic civil war.
-Key events that led to the civil war are the British colonial rule , world war 11 , Burmese
independence and recent violence in rakhine state .
-A recorded 310000 people fled to Bangladesh . The government claims only 400 have
been killed but the UN says 1000 and the foreign minister of Bangladesh says 30000.
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