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Monthly Archives: November 2009
Human Rights Video (13): James Nachtwey on War Photography
Portrait of James Nachtwey, considered by many to be the greatest war photographer of recent decades. More on James Nachtwey. His photos are here. More on war photography and war journalism. More human rights videos. And here are posts with … Continue reading
Posted in art, horror, human rights video, war
Tagged James Nachtwey, journalism, media, politics, video, war journalism, war photography
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Human Rights Nonsense (9): Forcing a Racist Political Party to Accept Black Members
The far-right British National Party opposes immigration, says it fights for “indigenous” Britons, and is anti-semitic, racist, islamophobic and homophobic. The BNP has agreed to admit nonwhite members nearly three decades after its founding. A government-backed rights body took it … Continue reading
Posted in discrimination and hate, equality, human rights nonsense, law
Tagged anti-semitism, association, BNP, discrimination, hate, homophobia, islamophobia, kkk, nonsense, racism, self-defeating, UK
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The Ethics of Human Rights (23): Cultural Relativism, Challenging the Universality of Human Rights
(source) There is no universal agreement on the universal applicability, validity and desirability of human rights. This post focuses on what I believe is a particularly strong attack on the universality of human rights, namely cultural relativism (henceforth CR). I’ll … Continue reading
Racism (8): Homelessness and Race in the U.S.
The correct answer is here.
Posted in housing, poverty, quiz, racism
Tagged homelessness, race, racism, shelter, u.s.
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Gender Discrimination (19): Violence Against Women On Television
Prime time television shows in the U.S. are depicting significantly more scenes and stories including violence against women. The overall incidence of violence on television hasn’t increased. (source, source, source) The depiction of violence against women can be exploitative, but … Continue reading
Posted in equality, gender discrimination
Tagged feminism, gender based violence, media, rape, sexual violence, television, violence, violence against women
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Political Graffiti (72): Abu Ghraib
Still remember this one? More on Abu Ghraib here. And more on torture here. More political graffiti.
Posted in political graffiti
Tagged abu ghraib, iraq, political graffiti, politics, torture, u.s.
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Moral Dilemma (5): What Does Justice Require?
(source) This dilemma – part of this series – comes from Amartya Sen. Three children, Anne, Bob and Carla, are arguing who should receive a flute. The arguments they give for getting the flute are not selfish, partial or arbitrary, … Continue reading
The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (13): No Mercy For the Poor; Assisted Suicide in the UK
(source) In already mentioned in my previous, theoretical post on assisted suicide and euthanasia, that class discrimination is one of the problems arising from the policies of many countries: by outlawing the practice of assisted suicide, against sound moral arguments, they … Continue reading
