Monthly Archives: April 2011

Human Rights Maps (128): Apartheid in South Africa

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Apartheid in South Africa was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government in South Africa between 1948 and 1994, under which the rights of the majority non-white inhabitants of South Africa were curtailed and minority … Continue reading →

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The Causes of Human Rights Violations (27): Harmful Moral Judgments

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

(source) Human rights violations have many possible causes, but it’s reasonable to assume that a lot of them are caused by some of the moral convictions of the violators. For example: One of the reasons why people engage in female … Continue reading →

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The Most Absurd Human Rights Violations (77): The Execution of Hugh Despenser

Posted on April 2, 2011 by

(source) An example of criminal justice in medieval England: Hugh Despenser the younger tried to starve himself before his trial, but face trial he did on 24 November 1326, in Hereford… He was judged a traitor and a thief, and … Continue reading →

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Measuring Human Rights (18): Guerrilla Polling in Dictatorships

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Measuring respect for human rights is most important in societies where respect is a rare commodity. The problem is that it’s not only most important in such societies, but also most difficult. You need a certain level of freedom to … Continue reading →

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