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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Human Rights Ads (6): Land-Mines
(source, an Amnesty International ad) More on the arms industry.
Posted in human rights ads, war
Tagged ad, advert, amnesty international, arms trade, human rights ad, war
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Human Rights Facts (25): There’s No Reason For Anyone to Be Poor
The two graphs below, from Jeffrey Sachs’ “The End of Poverty”, show population growth and average per capita income growth over the centuries. Whereas both population and income stayed relatively stable during thousands of years, they took off during the … Continue reading
Posted in human rights facts, justice, poverty
Tagged economics, GDP, human rights, income, justice, overpopulation, poverty, redistribution, resources, scarcity, world population
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Limiting Free Speech (16): Fighting Words
Fighting words are written or spoken words expressed to incite violence. This is related to the topic of hate speech, but it isn’t quite the same thing. Hate speech isn’t necessarily intended to incite violence (just simple hate in some cases). … Continue reading
Posted in law, limiting free speech
Tagged fighting words, free speech, hate, hate speech, law, limiting free speech, offense, politics, supreme court, u.s., violence
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Political Graffiti (27): Idealism and Activism
(source) More on idealism.
Posted in justice, political graffiti
Tagged activism, idealism, political graffiti, politics
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Human Rights Maps (44b): Countries That Have Ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
(source, click on the image to enlarge) The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights is the world’s main human rights treaty. As you can see from this map, a large majority of countries in the world have accepted and … Continue reading
Posted in human rights maps, law
Tagged human rights, human rights maps, international law, law, map, maps, treaty
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Economic Human Rights (21): Sweatshops
(source) Sweatshops don’t have a very good reputation. They impose degrading working conditions, low salaries, and long hours, and they expose workers to harmful materials, hazardous situations and extreme temperatures. In many cases, the workers are young women who are vulnerable to … Continue reading
Posted in economic human rights, globalization, poverty, work
Tagged cartoon, child labor, economics, human rights cartoon, sweatshops, trade, work
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Human Rights Ads (5): Child Soldiers
(source, two Amnesty International ads) “It’s not happening here, but it is happening now”. More on child soldiers.
Posted in human rights ads, war
Tagged ad, advert, amnesty international, child soldiers, children's rights, human rights, human rights ad, politics
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