Monthly Archives: March 2009

Human Rights Quote (68): The Torture of Solitary Confinement

Posted on March 31, 2009 by

I believe that very few men are capable of estimating the immense amount of torture and agony which this dreadful punishment, prolonged for years, inflicts upon the sufferers; and in guessing at it myself, and in reasoning from what I … Continue reading →

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Capital Punishment (13): A Positive Side-Effect of the Recession – Death Penalty Becomes Too Expensive

Posted on March 30, 2009 by

(source) With the recession deepening, many states in the U.S. are facing budget deficits. Some highly unusual cost cutting measures are being proposed, and one of them is abolishing the death penalty. It seems, amazing enough, that capital punishment is more … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Stories (8): Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave

Posted on March 29, 2009 by

(source) Excerpt from Frederick Douglass’ autobiography: I never saw my mother, to know her as such, more than four of five times in my life; and each of these times was very short in duration, and at night. She was … Continue reading →

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Self-Defeating Human Rights Policies (1)

Posted on March 28, 2009 by

(source) Things don’t always work out the way we want them to. Almost any significant action has unintended consequences, and in some cases these consequences can turn out to be the exact opposite of what we intended. The road to … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Poem (62): Female Product

Posted on March 27, 2009 by

(source) Female Product, by Taslima Nasreen Would you like a woman, a woman? Various kinds of women are in stock White, tall, knee-length hair, Slim waist, well-endowed body, No fat, no salt, There’s no crease in her skin, She has … Continue reading →

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Terrorism and Human Rights (11): Torture and the Ticking Bomb, Again and Again

Posted on March 26, 2009 by

Just a follow-up of this previous post (I happened to see this cartoon and, frankly, it says things better than my piece of 5000+ words): (source)

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Terrorism and Human Rights (10): The Little Door to Hell, Torture and the Ticking Bomb Argument

Posted on March 26, 2009 by

I have an article here offering a more profound rebuke of the so-called ticking bomb argument in favor of torture than the one I gave here some time ago. Here’s the introduction: The most astonishing and shocking by-product of 9-11 … Continue reading →

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Hate (4): Hate Crime and Hate Speech

Posted on March 25, 2009 by

(forgot where I got this from; sorry) Actually, this would be more like a case of hate speech rather than hate crime. In real life, this could be a burning cross in the yard of an African-American family, or a noose in a … Continue reading →

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Political Graffiti (33): Follow Your Leader

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

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Political T-Shirt (6): First They Ignore You

Posted on March 24, 2009 by

More on India. More on the need to fight for your rights.

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