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Bob: The International Struggle for New Human Rights

10 hours ago ago from International Law Reporter

Clifford Bob (Duquesne Univ. - Political Science) has published The International Struggle for New Human Rights (Univ. of Pennsylvania Press 2009). This is another volume in the series Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights . The table of contents is available here . Here's the abstract: In recent years, aggrieved groups around the world have routinely portrayed themselves as victims of human rights abuses. Physically and mentally disabled ...

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Human Rights Day: Part 1 - Why we need a human rights movement

10 hours ago ago from Kansas Free Press

Manhattan, KS. On December 10 the world marks the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is commonly referred to as Human Rights Day and this year's theme is: "Embrace Diversity: End Discrimination." The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillary said: "Discrimination lies at the root of many of the world's most pressing human rights problems. No country is immune from this scourge. ...

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US should release the full reports into Guantanamo deaths | Human Rights Watch - 23narchy in the UK

4 hours ago ago from 23narchy in the UK - Nothing is true, everything is permitted

Login Get your own Posterous 23narchy in the UK Nothing is true, everything is permitted Back to blog Viewed 47 times Favorited 0 times Filed under abuse blair bush guantanamo human rights illegal war iraq war crimes December 8, 2009 US should release the full reports into Guantanamo deaths | Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) - The ...

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN A NON-CHRISTIAN NATION..

1 day ago ago from Argoweaver's Weblog

My Dear Christian Folk:  .In view of the fact that we live in a pluralistic democracy, is it that hard to imagine that each and every minority group in America would demand to have the same rights as the majority? If you allow one    racial or religious group the right to equal time then you must in all fairness allow that same privilege to all others equally. If the Courts ,the government and their   lackeys in the media ...

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Amnesty Report on the Way

15 hours ago ago from Gancho

Via Boz , The Times reports that a new Amnesty International report will, like Humans Rights Watch before it, accuse Mexico's military of myriad human rights violations. Update: Not related to the Amnesty report, new CNDH boss Raúl Plascencia says that complaints of criminal acts by the police and the military have tripled this year.

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Amnesty accuses Mexican military of torture

12 minutes ago ago from CNN - World

Amnesty accuses Mexican military of torture By Arthur Brice , CNN An Amnesty International report points to a "growing trend of abuses" as Mexico's military battles drug cartels. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Mexico leader doesn't cite report but mentions human rights Human rights group says Mexican authorities fail to probe abuse allegations Mexican military plays important role in war on drug ...

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Rights group reports violations in Arab countries

4 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Rights group reports violations in Arab countries CAIRO (AP) -- U.S.-allied Arab governments in the Middle East are flouting human rights through violations including torture, extra-judicial killings and repressive laws, an Egyptian human rights group said Tuesday. In a report chronicling the human rights records of 12 Arab countries, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies accused the Obama administration of not taking a clear stand ...

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Students end hunger strike in Venezuela

1 hour, 35 minutes ago ago from FanHouse

CARACAS, Venezuela -A group of college students ended a hunger strike after 17 days after meeting Tuesday with Organization of American States representatives to air their concerns about human rights in Venezuela. Student leader Julio Rivas said the protest achieved its objective and the three OAS officials visiting from Washington agreed to relay their concerns to Secretary-General Jose Miguel Insulza. A dozen students started the protest ...

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