Horace Mann Middle School
Grade 8
Mr. Wood

Modern Dictators and Human Rights Violations
Middle School Pathfinders
Horace Mann LRC
Lakewood City Schools
Lakewood Public Library
Assignment:
Dictator’s full name and country.
Basic facts about the country (population, etc.)
Facts about the dictator’s life (age, etc.)
A photograph of the dictator.
A map of the country.
How did this dictator come to power?
How has he stayed in power?
Explain the types of human rights problems most people have with this dictator.
What are specific examples of recent human rights violations with this dictator?
How would your life be different if you lived in this country? (Your opinion based upon facts from your research.)
Should the United Nations or the United States take any action to remove this dictator? Explain. (Your opinion based upon facts from your research.)
General Sites:
Specific Countries/Dictators:
1. Omar Al-Bashir (Sudan)

2. Kim Jong II (North Korea)

3. Than Shwe (Burma / Myanmar)

4. Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)

5. Islam Karimov (Uzbekistan)

6. Hu Jintao (China)

7. King Abdullah (Saudi Arabia)

8. Saparmurat Niyazov (Turkmenistan)

9. Seyed Ali Khamane'i (Iran)

10. Teodoro Obiang Nguema (Equitorial Guinea)

11. Muammar al-Qaddafi (Libya)

12. King Mswati III (Swaziland)

13. Isaias Afwerki (Eritrea)

14. Aleksandr Lukashenko (Belarus)

15. Fidel Castro (Cuba)

16. Bashar al-Assad (Syria)

17. Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan)

18. Meles Zenawi (Ethiopia)

19. Boungnang Vorachith (Laos)


20. Tran Duc Luong (Vietnam)