UNIVERSIDAD DE MONTERREY

Vice-rectory of Higher Secondary Education

Academy of Modern Languages and Multicultural Studies
Critical Thinking Development

Champion of Human Rights

Class: 2307 Date: 24/01/2023

Name: Alejandra De los Santos Lozano, Ximena Lee Gallegos Reyna ID: 613064, 612250

I. Instruction:
1. Research a humanitarian champion individually.
2. Now get together with a peer and compare your humanitarian to your peer’s fighter of
human rights described in our session. Find similarities and differences among them.
3. Discuss.
4. Turn in the paper of similarities and differences.

Mahatma Gandhi vs Nelson Mandela

SIMILARITIES
1. Mandela and Gandhi acted against an unfair social situation
2. They suffered in jails but they steadfastly pursued their missions.
3. Gandhi and Mandela demonstrated to the world that they could help build inclusive
societies.
4. Mandela engaged in conflict management with a system that allowed for the fair
existence of opposing viewpoints.
5. Gandhi and Mandela mobilized the masses against oppression and against
prejudices.

DIFFERENCES
1. Their life circumstances were very different and the way in which they developed
their ideals were also very different.
2. Gandhi never wanted to be involved in active politics, and Mandela was an active
politician and he also accepted office of power after independence.
3. Mandela was in favor of equality between white and black people, Gandhi supported
racial segregation
4. Mandela believed that violence was necessary when the government tyrannizes the
nation, and Gandhi wasn’t in favor of violence.
5. Gandhi was more of a nationalist and Mandela focused more on political situations.
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