Human Rights
Human Rights
Human rights are "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled." Examples of rights and freedoms which have come to be commonly thought of as human rights include civil and political rights, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of expression, and equality before the law; and economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to participate in culture, the right to food, the right to work, and the right to education. Although other civilizations – notably... read more
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HD Centre holds workshop on human rights and humanitarian issues with Lao Government officials
From HD Centre Dated 29 March 2010
HD Centre holds workshop on human rights and humanitarian issues with Lao Government officials
From HD Centre Dated 29 March 2010
Peace without justice? The Helsinki peace process in Aceh
From HD Centre Dated 14 May 2008 By Edward Aspinall - The peace process in Aceh has been lauded as a great success, both internationally and within Indonesia. And so it is. Coming in the wake of the cataclysmic Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004, the mediators...
Mediation and Human Rights
From HD Centre Dated 26 June 2005 By William Oa#039;Neill - Human rights extend far beyond questions of amnesties and impunity. Oa#039;Neill argues that in contrast to common assumptions, the inclusion of human rights in conflict mediation has much more to offer than judicial accountability and...
Mediation and Human Rights
From HD Centre Dated 26 June 2005 By William Oa#039;Neill - Human rights extend far beyond questions of amnesties and impunity. Oa#039;Neill argues that in contrast to common assumptions, the inclusion of human rights in conflict mediation has much more to offer than judicial accountability and...
The Limits of the Liberal Peace
From HD Centre Dated 25 June 2006 By a mediatora#039;s view - As most stable and successful societies appear to be democracies with market economies and respect for human rights, many assume, the ideal ingredients for mediating lasting peace should include elections, democratic institutions, human rights prescriptions...
Putting People First
From HD Centre Dated 14 July 2003 By the HD Centre - This publication emphasises the human toll of armed violence from various standpoints: health, humanitarian, human rights, development and disarmament. It includes a Ministerial Foreword from the Human Security Network as well as a preface from...
Pensando Primeiro nas Pessoas
From HD Centre Dated 14 July 2003 By the HD Centre - This publication emphasises the human toll of armed violence from various standpoints: health, humanitarian, human rights, development and disarmament. It includes a Ministerial Foreword from the Human Security Network as well as a preface from...
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Lawyer: Don't sell ex-Tunisian chief's palaces
From Seattle Post Intelligencer Dated 10 February 2012 Lawyer: Don't sell ex-Tunisian chief's palaces TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The lawyer representing deposed Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has condemned as illegal efforts to sell the former president's seized properties. In a statement sent to...
EU-India Summit brings FTA closer to reality
From New Europe News Dated 10 February 2012 Author: New Europe The EU and India have made substantial progress towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the 12th EU-India Summit, which took place in New Delhi on 10 February.
Harper mixes oil and human rights in China speech
From CTV Dated 10 February 2012 Stephen Harper laid bare the tension between Canada's desire to export more oil to China and the country's approach to human rights in his most direct speech during his trip to China.
EU privacy rulings have 'huge consequences' for UK press
From Journalism.co.uk Dated 10 February 2012 European Court of Human Rights 'recognises essential role played by press' with two landmark rulings in favour of free speech
SPEAKING FREELY : Nepal: law and order denied
From Asia Times Online Dated 10 February 2012 Nepal witnessed very grave human rights violations during a decade of conflict, and even after five years of peacemaking no attention has been paid to innocent victims and their families. Cheap political compromises that block the route to justice and...
UK ambassador to Syria blogs about abuse
From ITN News Dated 10 February 2012 Britain's ambassador to Syria has taken the diplomatically sensitive move to speak out against alleged human rights abuses in the country. Related Stories UK 'disappointed' that Assad still in power Syria issues 'general amnesty' ...
UK ambassador to Syria blogs about abuse
From ITN News Dated 10 February 2012 Britain's ambassador to Syria has taken the diplomatically sensitive move to speak out against alleged human rights abuses in the country. Related Stories UK 'disappointed' that Assad still in power Syria issues 'general amnesty' ...
Chinese dissident sentenced to 7 years _ over poem
From Orange County Register Dated 10 February 2012 BEIJING (AP) -- A Chinese court has sentenced a dissident writer to seven years in prison over a poem he wrote urging his countrymen to gather at a public square, a human rights group said Friday....
Tibetan who self-immolated in Ngaba was 19-year old former monk
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Bulgaria Outraged by Dutch Discrimination Site
From Sofia News Agency Dated 10 February 2012 Bulgaria has reacted strongly to the new initiative of the Dutch Freedom Party of Geert Wilders which presented a special site where the Dutch can submit complaints about Eastern Europeans. Vesela Cherneva, spokesperson of the Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry, says her...
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