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Monthly Archives: April 2011
Human Rights Ads (59): See How Easy Feeding the Hungry Can Be?
(source, Advertising Agency: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, Johannesburg, South Africa Executive Creative Director: Damon Stapleton Creative Directors: Adam Weber, Hennie Stander Art Director: Wihan Meerholz Copywriter: Dan Parmenter Photographer: Seppi Hochfellner Released: May 2008) More on hunger and charity. More human rights ads.
Posted in human rights ads, poverty
Tagged ad, advertising, charity, famine, human rights, hunger
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Human Rights Maps (129): London Bombings of 7/7/2005
On July 7th 2005, during the morning rush hour, a group of Muslim young men carried out a series of coordinated suicide attacks on 3 of London’s subway lines and on one double-decker bus. At 08:50, three bombs exploded within … Continue reading
Posted in data, horror, human rights maps, international relations, terror, war
Tagged 7-7, al-Qaida, de Menezes, de Menezes killing, history, london, london bombings, London Underground, suicide bomber, UK, war on terror, war on terrorism
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What Are Human Rights? (26): The “Human” Part of Human Rights
Why do we need the qualifier “human” when we talk about human rights? Why is the word “rights” not enough? The obvious reason is that we want to broaden the class of protected persons to cover the whole of humanity. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, globalization, human rights violations, international relations, law, philosophy, Plato, democracy, and rights, what are human rights
Tagged al-Qaida, beheadings, dehumanization, featherless biped, guantanamo, hannah arendt, homo sapiens, human rights, humanity, islam, plato, stateless persons, targeted killings, universal rights, universality
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Human Rights Employment Opportunity
Daniel D’Esposito of Huridocs.org asks me to publicize a great job opportunity for a data manager for the Kenyan truth commission. Go here if you’re interested.
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Statistical Jokes (28): Learning Statistics
Learning Statistics is like taking a Mediterranean cruise. You gain a new appreciation for the vastness of the world; you meet dozens of new characters, half of them with Greek names; and after 2 hours you feel utterly seasick. More … Continue reading
Posted in comedy, statistical jokes, statistics
Tagged humor, joke, mediterranean cruises
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Political Graffiti (135): Fear Makes the Wolf Look Bigger
(source) More on anti-terrorism, CCTV and “the wolf“. More graffiti.
Posted in activism, political graffiti
Tagged anti-terrorism, CCTV, graffiti, osama bin laden, terrorism
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Measuring Poverty (13): The Inadequacy of the U.S. Poverty Line
I’ve mentioned some of the problems with the U.S. system of poverty measurement before, but this is much more eloquent: (source, source; the “savings” requirement covers retirement and emergencies and is included because the study wanted to capture economic stability … Continue reading
Limiting Free Speech (44): Hate Speech as a Speech Act
(source) As in J.L. Austin’s phrase, “how to do things with words”, we actually do things when we speak. When we use language, we don’t just say things, describe things or communicate, but we also act, very much in the … Continue reading
