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10 Jan 2011, 6:46 am
And in justifying this Revolution, the Declaration of Independence essentially asserted the notion of doing the right thing: the universal age-old truth about human rights that have inspired and still do inspire people worldwide to rise up against their oppressors.This articulation of the American view of doing the right thing, i.e., the high ideals of the Revolution, is where we derive our beliefs in liberty, equality, and the right to… [read post]
8 Jan 2011, 4:05 pm
On the other there is the duty of public authorities to act compatibly with individuals’ Convention rights – in this case the Article 8 right to respect for private and family life, which the Court of Human Rights and Supreme Court have recognised as including a degree of protection for an individual’s reputation (see In re Guardian News and Media Ltd [2010] UKSC 1). [read post]
8 Jan 2011, 5:25 am
For far too long, our Parliament has delayed the necessary re-evaluation of many obsolete offences that remain on our statute books. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 1:41 pm
It is as if the humanity has been sucked right out of the deportation system altogether. [read post]
3 Jan 2011, 8:47 pm
The matter was also brought before the National Human Rights Commission based on a law professor's article, which argued that a juvenile could not be executed. [read post]
1 Jan 2011, 10:23 am
Major international instruments such as the UN Declaration on Human Rights have recognized the rights of a child irrespective of her (or his) legitimacy and the Convention on the Rights of Child, 1990 has expressly specified a right to knowledge of parenthood. [read post]
31 Dec 2010, 8:21 am
We’re the tools of our tools. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 5:27 am
According to Beta and Mexico's Human Rights Commission, the number of migrants abducted in the past year and a half was 9,758, a number that gets bigger every year. [read post]
27 Dec 2010, 7:00 pm
Data from the Ontario Human Rights Commission for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 indicate that age was cited in approximately 10 percent of employment-related human rights complaints (Ontario Human Rights Commission Annual Report, 2007-2008; Ontario Human Rights Commission Annual Report, 2008-2009). [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 11:40 am
EC now requires all large social networking sites to report on how they’re contributing to privacy and fundamental human rights of their users. [read post]
22 Dec 2010, 9:54 am
In response, the Sexual Violence & Accountability Project that I direct at the Human Rights Center, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, has agreed to facilitate a workshop in Nairobi in 2011. [read post]
21 Dec 2010, 9:03 am
See the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission press release for more info Sign up to free human rights updates by email, Facebook, Twitter or RSS Read more US ten years behind Britain on gay soldiers Sexual orientation removed from UN resolution condemning executions When, and when not, to prosecute victims of human trafficking Filed under: In the news Tagged: executions, sexual orientation, United Nations [read post]
20 Dec 2010, 11:30 am
By Sarah Aird, member of Amnesty International USA’s Board of Directors Amnesty International activists know how important the Internet is for sharing news, information, and strategy about human rights abuses around the world. [read post]
15 Dec 2010, 8:47 am
I don't get a commission if you use AVVO. [read post]
14 Dec 2010, 6:46 pm
The central office of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, currently located at 21 Grand St., Hartford, is moving this week. [read post]
10 Dec 2010, 8:47 am
The City of Portland's official Human Rights Commission -- notorious for blowing taxpayer money on mysterious food purchases via a city credit card -- is holding a "training" session next Thursday evening. [read post]
8 Dec 2010, 5:39 am
The Irish Human Rights Commission and Equality Authority has seen cuts of 5% and 4% respectively. [read post]
6 Dec 2010, 8:42 am
On the subject of discrimination in the Sex Discrimination Act (1975), regarding the provision of services, the Equality and Human Rights Commission gives this example: ‘Ladies’ nights’ where only women receive free drinks, “two-for-one” offers or free admission are almost certainly direct sex discrimination against men. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 7:29 am
A recent Inter-American Human Rights Court ruling found Article 57 of Mexico’s code of military justice, which effectively allows the military to keep all violators within its own justice system, violate Mexico’s constitution and mandated improvements in the way cases involving alleged human rights abuses by the military are handled. [read post]
3 Dec 2010, 1:22 am
" Contents include:Première Partie – La Victime Entendue Par Le Droit InternationalHélène Hurpy, L'élargissement de la notion de victime dans la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme : développements récentsKornelis Kasper, Victim Status before the European Court of Human Rights – A Practical OverviewHuma Haider & Tim Welch, The Use of Protective Measures for Victims and… [read post]
