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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Political Graffiti (57): Like a Rolling Stone
(source) Here‘s more on homelessness. And here are the lyrics: Once upon a time you dressed so fine You threw the bums a dime in your prime, didn’t you ? People’d call, say, “Beware doll, you’re bound to fall” You … Continue reading
Posted in housing, political graffiti, poverty
Tagged art, dylan, homelessness, human rights, political art, political graffiti, political street art, politics, poverty, shelter
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The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (5): The Rape of Young Iranian Girls Prior to Their Execution
(source) From the Jerusalem Post: Founded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979 as a “people’s militia”, the volunteer Basiji force is subordinate to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and intensely loyal to Khomeini’s successor, Khamenei. [Members of the Basiji] temporarily marry … Continue reading
Posted in horror, law, most absurd human rights violations
Tagged absurd, basiji, capital punishment, crime, death penalty, execution, feminism, human rights violations, iran, islam, prison, prison rape, rape, sex, virgin, women's rights
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Human Rights Ads (24): We the People
(an Amnesty International ad) More on the constitutional consequences of the “war on terror” is here.
Posted in human rights ads, law
Tagged ad, advert, amnesty international, constitution, human rights, human rights ad, war on terror, war on terrorism
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Political Artist (30): Christoph Niemann
(source, source) And this is a similar work by Francois Robert: More on violence.
Posted in art, political artist
Tagged art, gun violence, pistol, political artist, skeleton, violence
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Religion and Human Rights (18): Euthanasia
(source, cartoon by John Trever) People own their own body. Their body is part of their private property. It is something that is theirs; it is the thing par excellence that is their own. It is not common to several people … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, health, law, privacy, religion
Tagged cartoons, euthanasia, freedom, human rights cartoon, privacy, private, property, self-control, self-determination
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Political Jokes & Funny Quotes (50): Killing Christmas
(sorry for the bad timing) (source) Christmas Time in Washington: The Supreme Court ruled there cannot be a Nativity scene in Washington, D.C. this Christmas. This isn’t for any religious or constitutional reason or because of the separation of state … Continue reading
Measuring Human Rights (6): Don’t Make Governments Do It
(source) In the case of dictatorial governments or other governments that are widely implicated in the violation of the rights of their citizens, it’s obvious that the task of measuring respect for human rights should be – where possible – … Continue reading
Posted in measuring human rights, statistics
Tagged data, government, human rights, measurement, measuring, mistake, monitoring, quantitative, quantitative analysis, quantitative approach, statistics, UK
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Political Graffiti (56): He Who Wants the World to Remain As It Is, Doesn’t Want the World to Remain
(source, quote from Erich Fried)
Human Rights Facts (41): The Effect of the Recession on Charitable Giving
As I’ve mentioned several times before, the current economic recession has several and almost entirely negative consequences for human rights. One of the human rights that is affected most severely is the right not to suffer poverty (or, positively, the right … Continue reading
Posted in aid, human rights facts, poverty
Tagged charitable giving, charity, human rights, human rights facts, poverty, recession
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