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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Human Rights Maps (76): Gender Wage Gap in the U.S.
(source) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work (art. 23 of the Universal Declaration). So unequal pay is a human rights issue, and is probably an indication of a deeper kind of discrimination. However, … Continue reading
Posted in discrimination and hate, equality, human rights maps, work
Tagged feminism, gender discrimination, human rights maps, map, mapping, maps, politics, salary, wage gap, wages, women's rights
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Terrorism and Human Rights (25): A Theory of No Resort
(source) In just war theory, the concept of “last resort” means that force, violence and other violations of human rights are allowed only after all peaceful and viable alternatives have been seriously tried and exhausted or are clearly not practical, … Continue reading
The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (23): Banning Marriage in Texas
The geniuses who wrote Texas’ gay marriage ban may have accidentally banned all marriage in the state, according to one Houston lawyer. Subsection B of the ban, a constitutional amendment ratified in 2005, states, “This state … may not create … Continue reading
What is Democracy? (48): One Man, One Vote, Ctd.
(source, more Herblock) This is a follow-up from a previous post in this blog series. It is well known that states are overrepresented in the U.S. political system. For example, Wyoming has 0.2% of the U.S. population but has 0.6% of the Electoral … Continue reading
Female Animalization, A Collection of Images
Female animalization is the depiction of women as animals, or as hybrid human-animals. It’s in fact a subgenre of female objectification, which is itself a subgenre of dehumanization (see also here). Depicting a woman as an animal means taking away … Continue reading
Racism (10): Race and Health
In a previous post, I highlighted the fact that African Americans in the U.S. are more likely to die of cancer. It seems that a similar disparity exists for strokes and lead poisoning. Many ethnic groups have a higher death … Continue reading
Posted in discrimination and hate, education, equality, health, poverty, racism
Tagged data, discrimination, facts, health care, health insurance, healthcare, racism, statistics
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What is This Graph About? (6)
The answer is here. More mystery graphs.
Posted in quiz, what is this graph about?
Tagged casualties, facts, graphs, human rights, human rights facts, mystery graph, statistics, terrorism, violence
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Religion and Human Rights (20): Should a Liberal Society Tolerate Illiberal Religious and Cultural Practices Within That Society?
By a “liberal society” I mean, of course, a society respecting the equal human rights of all its citizens. By “illiberal cultural practices” I mean practices that have a cultural origin and that violate the rights of some of the … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, equality, discrimination and hate, religion, culture, law, philosophy
Tagged islam, homosexuality, minority, oppression, equal rights, identity, diversity, choice, apostasy, free will, illiberal, right to exit, cultural diversity, groups
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Measuring Human Rights (10): Uncertainty in Maternal Mortality Data
From Hans Rosling: More on maternal mortality. More on health as a human right. More on measuring human rights. More Hans Rosling.
Posted in data, health, measuring human rights, statistics
Tagged data, hans rosling, maternal mortality, measurement, right to health, uncertainty
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