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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Human Rights Maps (110): Ethnic Cleansing in Europe After WWII
(source, from “Redrawing Nations: Ethnic Cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944-1948″, Edited by Philipp Ther and Ana Siljak; click on the image to enlarge) After WWII, millions of ethnic Germans were cleansed from the eastern parts of Europe, partly in retaliation … Continue reading
Posted in data, discrimination and hate, horror, human rights maps, international relations, war
Tagged die flucht, ethnic cleansing, germany, history, human rights, maps, Nazi Germany, nazism, World War II, world war two
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Political Graffiti (124): Banksy, 0% Interest in People
(source) More on capitalism, corporate governance and corporate democracy. More Banksy. More political graffiti. Related Articles Some Inscrutable Banksy Thing: The Movie [Trailer Park] (gawker.com) ‘Banksy’ city mural painted over (bbc.co.uk) Banksy in Basque (slamxhype.com) ‘Birth and death of a … Continue reading
Posted in art, political graffiti
Tagged banksy, capitalism, corporate democracy, corporate governance, corporate responsibility, graffiti, guerilla art, street art, urban art
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The Causes of Wealth Inequality (12): Immigration
Immigrants are usually somewhat poorer than natives, mainly because they come from poorer countries, because they are less well educated and less skilled (on average) and because they are often more at risk of being unemployed. So it’s tempting to … Continue reading
Posted in causes of income inequality, citizenship, economics, education, equality, international relations, poverty, work
Tagged Demographics of the United States, Economic inequality, great compression, great divergence, immigration, importing poverty, income inequality, Paul Samuelson, population growth, United States
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Human Rights Quote (81): Victor Hugo on Poverty
I am one of those who think and say that it is possible to eliminate extreme poverty. Mark you, gentlemen, I am not saying “reduce”, “lessen”, “limit”, “control”, I said eliminate. Poverty is a disease of society such as leprosy … Continue reading
Posted in economics, human rights quote, poverty
Tagged france, health, human rights, paris, quotation, quote, victor hugo
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Migration and Human Rights (38): The Cultural Argument Against Open Borders
People have a legitimate interest in the preservation of their distinctive cultural identity, their language, customs, habits, institutions, traditions etc. Opening the borders and welcoming massive numbers of immigrants – something that I favor – is supposedly incompatible with this … Continue reading
Human Rights Maps (109): Malaria
(source) Each year, there are around 350-500 million new cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people, the majority of whom are young children in sub-Saharan Africa. Ninety percent of malaria-related deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria is … Continue reading
Posted in data, health, human rights maps, poverty
Tagged africa, Child, Conditions and Diseases, Economic development, health, Infectious disease, malaria, Parasitic, sickness, Sub-Saharan Africa
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What Are Human Rights? (23): Alienable Rights?
One of the most commonly cited characteristics of human rights is their inalienability. Human rights aren’t granted to people by a sovereign, a law or a tradition, and hence can’t be taken away. They can of course be violated, but … Continue reading
Posted in freedom, law, philosophy, what are human rights
Tagged choice, Diego Velázquez, dignity, dwarf tossing, human rights, inalienable, rights, sexual slavery, slavery, torture
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Migration and Human Rights (37): Hostility Towards Immigrants Caused by the Economic Recession
(source) I’ve written a few times before about the possible effects of the current economic recession – or of any recession for that matter – on human rights. Now its seems that there’s some proof for the common notion that … Continue reading
Human Rights Maps (108): The World’s Ten Most Dangerous Countries For Children
(source, where you can find something about the methodology of this ranking) More on children’s rights is here. More human rights maps here.
Posted in data, human rights maps, war, work
Tagged child labor, child soldiers, children's rights, danger, human rights, malnutrition, map, maps, risk, violence
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