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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Review of My Latest Book, 2
From Political Studies Review of Jan 2009: Filip Spagnoli’s aim in Making Human Rights Real is to offer an introduction to the theoretical aspects of human rights relevant to activism, because ‘if pressed [a tyrant] will offer some kind of … Continue reading
Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (13b): Guantanamo, Business as Usual
More on Guantanamo, and more on torture.
Posted in comedy, political jokes and funny quotes
Tagged arbitrary arrest, bush, gitmo, guantanamo, habeas corpus, obama, politics, torture, u.s.
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The Causes of Human Rights Violations (12): The Scope of Criminal Law in Different Countries or Cultures, and Its Effect on Human Rights
Different countries and different cultures make different choices about the appropriate scope of criminal law. Some actions which are legal in one country are illegal in another. The two tables below list a number of action types (certainly not all) and … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, governance, law, causes of human rights violations
Tagged human rights, freedom, law, liberty, liberal, governance, criminal law, illiberal
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Capital Punishment (11): Organ Harvesting in China
(source) From the Amnesty International Blog: For many years, it has been known that China uses execution vans, kind of like specially outfitted ambulances, to more efficiently carry out its exceedingly large number of executions. The method of killing in … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment
Tagged capital punishment, china, death penalty, human rights, organ trade, politics
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Political Graffiti (30): Feminism, Feminisn’t
(source) More on gender equality.
Limiting Free Speech (22): Aggressive Proselytizing
(source) Some governments, local or national, want to ban aggressive proselytizing by some religious groups. In a multicultural environment, and especially in an area where there have already been tensions or clashes between religious groups, governments may believe that public … Continue reading
Posted in limiting free speech, religion
Tagged aggression, coercion, free speech, freedom of religion, multiculturalism, persuasion, privacy, proselytize, religion, security, violence
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Human Rights Stories (7): Bleak House
Excerpt from Charles Dickens’ Bleak House: Jo lives–that is to say, Jo has not yet died–in a ruinous place, known to the like of him by the name of Tom-all-Alone’s. It is a black, dilapidated street, avoided by all the … Continue reading
Limiting Free Speech (21): Publishing Lists of Pedophiles on the Internet
(source, personal information blackened by me) I know from experience that it’s not useless for a human rights defender to make this clear from the start: sexual activity with children is despicable and must be punished severely, but this punishment … Continue reading
Posted in housing, justice, law, limiting free speech, privacy
Tagged children's rights, free speech, limiting free speech, pedophilia, privacy, rape, sex
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Human Rights Maps (46): Prisoner Population Rates
The number of people per 100.000 citizens who are incarcerated: More.
Posted in freedom, human rights maps, justice, law
Tagged human rights maps, incarceration, prison
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Gender Discrimination (10): Gender Equality, Declining Birth Rates and Overpopulation
(source) High birth rates or high fertility rates in many developing countries are one of the causes of gender inequality, mainly for the following reasons: Continuous child bearing and child rearing imposes a heavy burden on many third world women. … Continue reading
