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Human Rights in Venezuela and the United StatesAn interesting look at how human rights are viewed throughout the world. This case study focuses on Venezuela, its recent history and Chavez's role in the betterment and in some cases, the worsening of human rights in the nation.
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Sudan - Stem Further Human Rights AbusesSudan - Stem Further Human Rights Abuses - Human Rights Watch raises a warning regarding Sudan's potential treatment of its citizens following the January referendum -
Human Rights Watch Releases New Report Which Claims Governments Are Too Soft on Human Rights AbusersHuman Rights Watch released their 2011 World Report today. They argue that governments around the world rely too much on weak responses to abuses. The EU in particular favors "dialogue" over concrete actions.
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Obama Takes a Step Toward Becoming a Human Rights PresidentObama takes a step toward becoming A Human Rights President. Anyone picking up on the fact that President Obama is in his comfort zone. As folk tag him with labels he defies labels and does the right thing. And what he said is right on. -
The UN Human Rights Council: The US Should Stay InvolvedDespite its shortcomings, the UN Human Rights Council is a place where human rights abuses can be examined and violators held accountable. However, without a strong voice from the United States in support, the council is doomed to failure. -
I'm in Favor of Human Rights but There Are LimitsLike many people I support Human Rights, the right for all people to have certain basic freedoms, but the legal system, especially in the European Union is taking this too far in my opinion, especially when it comes to votes for prisoners.
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Making Human Rights a Global RealityThirty new public service announcements depicting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights premiered at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. The PSAs were then shown at a free outdoor concert to an audience of 2000 at Union Square Park. -
U.S. Criticism of China's Human Rights RecordThe U.S. State Department and American media frequently criticize China's human rights record. This article discusses China's response to that criticism, including the factual grounds for China's response. -
Venezuela - Human Rights AlertVenezuela - Human Rights Alert "Government Granted Broad Powers to Control Internet and Broadcast Media" - HRW -
Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Egypt Under President MubarakThe plight of the Egyptian people has largely been ignored in the West as long as President Mubarak remained an ally. Recent events have brought to light ongoing human rights abuses.
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A Voters Guide According to the Universal Declaration of Human RightsThroughout all of 2008 we are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. How does this relate to the main issues discussed by Democrats and Republicans? -
Jesus Spearheaded Human RightsJesus Spearheaded Human Rights - Quatrain by Stephen C. Rose -
US Refuses to Join UN Human Rights Council Over Lack of CredibilityU.N. Human Rights Council has been described as not credible by United States who have refused to join or hold a seat on the newly formed Human Rights Council
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Obama Advocates Ratification of Human Rights U.N. Treaty for Persons with DisabilitiesThe U.N. Convention in support of persons with disabilities does not create new laws or rules but instead expands the mission to help these individuals have basic human rights. Obama advocates signing the treaty, joining 139 countries in doing so. -
Five Activists Honored with the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human RightsFive activists - Louise Arbou, Ramsey Clark, Dr. Carolyn Gomes, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Benazir Bhutto and Dorothy Stang - were honored in New York for their human rights efforts.
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On Human Rights, Brazil Has a Long Way to GoOn November 7, 2009, we had a rare opportunity to go inside a Brazilian jail outside of Rio de Janeiro. The violations of basic human rights are obvious - as men are treated as animals and kept in sweltering heat.
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Seven Celebrities Who Work for Human RightsHuman rights encompasses a lot of different causes in the world, and many celebrities have championed various human rights charities, goals, and events. Seven celebrities are featured in this article. -
Human RightsHuman rights are rights which are inherent to all human beings, irrespective of person's nationality, place of residence, sex, nationality, colour and region or any other status which can be possessed by human. Everybody is ewal to human rights.
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Human Rights in ChinaThis paper delves into human rights in China from three aspects: sovereignty, the death penalty and freedom of association.
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Human RightsHuman rights are a term people use all the time but the term itself isn't often defined. Human rights are universal so no matter where you are in the world you should have the same rights
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Health Care Reform and Immigration: A Human Rights IssueHealth Care reform, which should include all persons within the US borders, is a moral and common sense imperative.
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Why the Human Rights Movement is Ultimately Doomed"Folks, I hate to spoil your fun, but there's no such thing as rights. Okay? They're imaginary. We made them up, like the Boogeyman." (George Carlin) -
The Universal Declaration of Human RightsComent on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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US Human Rights PolicyThere are many significant human rights issues that face the America in the post-Cold War global society. Most importantly, the nation must take steps to insure that human rights are dealt with in a responsible manner.
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Human RightsOf the many right's that individual's fight for, ie; equal, racial, gay, women's, etc., there is really only one that truly matters. Human Rights!
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Do Human Rights Still Exist in America?We live in America, the land of endless opportunity and freedom. However, since 9/11, have our human and civil rights begun to disappear? More importantly, do they still exist at all?
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Human Rights Court Turns Up Heat for Russia in Scientology CaseECHR delivered a verdict October 1st finding interference with the rights of Scientology groups by Russian authorities. The applicants were awarded damages and the Russian state ordered to make good their churches' registration as religious organisations.
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Human Rights - An Agent of ChangeThis article explores human rights, their past, and what role they will have in the future, as well as the difference between the Western and Eastern conception of human rights.
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Suppression of "Borat" Noted as Kazakhstan Human Rights ViolationThe U.S. State Department released a report on Wednesday outlining various human rights violations in the central Asian country of Kazakhstan. Among them was the suppression of Borat, a comedy character created by Sacha Baron Cohen.
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Bush vs. Iraq: How the war on terror became a war on Iraqi human rightsNo group has suffered more from Bush's "war on terror" than the people of Iraq. Despite worldwide protests, countless Iraqi civilians have been killed, injured, unlawfully detained, and/or tortured in the US-led war on Iraq - a war that clearly violated t
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Articles in Sociology: Multinational Corporations and Human RightsDiscussion of a "Foreign Affairs" article regarding how multinational corporations are bringing human rights to the labor forces in foreign countries.
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Human Rights Organizations in Palestine and IsraelDuring the recent crises in the Middle East the issue of Palestinian being held in Israeli prisons and their human rights gained lot of media attention.
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Defining Human Rights - Treaties and ExplanationsA brief summary of treaties dealing with Human Rights
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How Did the Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Violate the People of Hiroshima's Human Rights?Weapons of mass destruction are a violation of the people of Hiroshima's human rights on several accounts. We the people of the United States live by the two words know as human rights, it is what this country was morally established on.
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At the Heart of a Human Rights DilemmaChronicling of a battle for human rights bewteen modern Persian youth and fundamentalism that subsists there.
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Al-Jazeera Reports US Emissions 'Breach Human Rights'Climate change is "destroying the right [of the Inuit] to life, health property and means of subsistence. States that do not recognize these impacts and take action violate our human rights," said Sheila Watt-Cloutier, an Inuit activist. -
Welfare: A Solution to Economic Human Rights in the United StatesExploring the welfare system and how it fails to provide basic economic rights to our citizens
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Russia Detains Homosexuals Petitioning for a Parade, Raising Allegations of Human Rights AbusesGay rights activists were attacked by anti-gay protestors while trying to present a petition to the mayor. Many of the activists were then arrested.
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Soros Gift Should Fund Century of Universal Human RightsSoros Gift Should Fund Century of Universal Human Rights. George Soros' dramatic gift to Human Rights Watch should be used to help make the 21st century a launching pad for huge human rights advances. -
New IPhone May Help Expose Human Rights AbusesThe FaceTime feature on the new iPhone will allow live time streaming video, and could help document human rights abuses in Iran and China.
