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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Gender Discrimination (12): Gendercide in China
(source, the poster says “less births, better births, to develop China vigorously”) I’ve written about the phenomenon of gendercide or femicide before. Now the New York Times reports some numbers for China: A bias in favor of male offspring has … Continue reading
Political Graffiti (36): Wake Up
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Human Rights Video (8): Harvey Milk, Gay Rights Activist
More on Harvey Milk. More on gay rights here and here.
Income Inequality (11): Why Should We Care?
Some more on income inequality, although I already discussed this several times: There a post here on ways to measure income inequality. I have a page here with statistics on income inequality, and a world map here. Something here and … Continue reading
Posted in equality, income inequality
Tagged democracy, equality of opportunity, fairness, income inequality, inequality, justice, necessities, poverty, self-esteem, u.s.
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Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (20): War
Join the Army! Travel to exotic, distant lands. Meet exciting, unusual people, and kill them. More on war.
Human Rights Maps (52): Racial Profiling Bans in the U.S.
(source) More on racial profiling.
Posted in discrimination and hate, human rights maps
Tagged discrimination, human rights, human rights maps, maps, police, politics, profile, race, racial profiling, racism, u.s.
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Terrorism and Human Rights (12): War ON Terror, Or War FOR Terror?
(source) It is now widely believed, even in US government circles, that the war on terror is counter-productive. Especially the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the torture in Abu Ghraib and the detentions in Guantanamo have produced a backlash and … Continue reading
Posted in terror, war
Tagged abu ghraib, extremism, guantanamo, islam, jihad, terrorism, war on terrorism
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The Ethics of Human Rights (16): The Extent of Our Duties Towards the Poor
(source) Not only the state has a duty to help the poor and to protect their economic rights. The individual should also intervene in order to realize the economic rights of his or her fellow citizens and fellow human beings. He … Continue reading
Posted in ethics of human rights, philosophy, poverty
Tagged altruism, assistance, charity, economic rights, human rights cartoon, morality, poverty, redistribution
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Human Rights Ads (9b): The War on Terror
(source, source) A detailed post about the war on terror and its implications for human rights is here.
Posted in human rights ads, war
Tagged 9-11, human rights, politics, terrorism, war on terrorism
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