Citations with the tag: HUMAN rights
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- Walking on eggs and cracking skulls.
Mills, Jim // Hill; 4/15/2009, Vol. 16 Issue 42, p20In this article the author discusses human rights violations made by most countries in Africa.
- Human rights on trial.
Nowrojee, Binaifer // Africa Report; Sep/Oct92, Vol. 37 Issue 5, p70Discusses how Nigeria's human rights community remains an anomaly in a continent which has yet to develop strong local human rights organizations. Police raids on human rights advocates; Why the military government has viewed human rights with suspicion and mistrust; Human rights organizations...
- A sorry record.
Kelso, B.J. // Africa Report; Sep/Oct94, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p59Focuses on human rights violations in Africa. Use of mass arrests detention without trial; Ill treatment of citizens; Jailing of hundreds of political opponents.
- Three men, their babies and a dead horse.
Kelso, B.J. // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 5/17/93, Vol. 20 Issue 22, p34States the Canadian Human Rights Commission is pursuing a complaint on behalf of three single fathers who were refused payments under the universal baby bonus system that expired on January 1, 1993. Ottawa has applied to the Federal Court of Canada to abort a costly CHRC hearing, arguing it's a...
- Readin', rights and 'rithmetic.
Kelso, B.J. // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 5/17/93, Vol. 20 Issue 22, p34States Alberta Education has found in a survey of Grades 8 and 11 that males, especially Grade 11 small-town males, are less tolerant than urban males and all females when it comes to `human rights' questions involving different races and cultures, women's rights, elderly and disabled rights and...
- A new look.
Kelso, B.J. // Advocate; 10/31/95, Issue 693, p16Reports on Human Rights Campaign Fund's change of name to Human Rights Campaign as part of the efforts to reinvent itself as the largest gay and lesbian political organization in America. Replacement of torch as the group's logo; Reflection of a very deep institutional reengineering.
- Towards a more perfect European human rights standard:...
Cope, Keith // Brigham Young University Law Review; 1993, Vol. 1993 Issue 2, p743Gives an analysis of the United Kingdom's position regarding an European bill of rights. Need to facilitate the European Convention process for administering a European human rights standard; Impact of the enumeration on fundamental human rights.
- Trade and human rights: The case of China.
Dorn, James A. // CATO Journal; Spring/Summer96, Vol. 16 Issue 1, p77Focuses on trade and human rights in China. Information on China's economy; Criticism against China's human rights record; Excerpts from Article 25 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights; Information on trade liberalization and democratization in China; Information on the use of...
- In troubled Guatemala, a struggle of truth vs. power.
Byrne, Hugh // Christian Science Monitor; 3/10/98, Vol. 90 Issue 71, p19Focuses on the comprehensive peace agreement signed in 1996 between the Guatemalan government and opposition guerrillas. The reflection of the power of the military in the mandate of the Historical Clarification Commission; Armed forces' protection of human rights violators; The urging of the...
- Critics in a Central Asian state ask for reality check on...
Ford, Peter // Christian Science Monitor; 1/14/97, Vol. 89 Issue 34, p6Reports that human rights activists in Uzbekistan, have complained that American officials and investors are being misled into believing that the government is easing away from its habits of Soviet-style repression. Percentage of votes won by President Islam Karimov in 1991; Publicized steps...
- The search for truth in Guatemala.
Byrne, Hugh; Spencer, Bill // Christian Science Monitor; 7/30/97, Vol. 89 Issue 171, p19Opinion. Announces that on August 1, 1997, a truth commission will begin investigating the hundreds of massacres and thousands of other human rights violations committed during the 36-year armed conflict in Guatemala. Bill Clinton Administration avoiding declassifyiny documents on past abuses...
- Ending Africa's tragedy.
Shattuck, John // Christian Science Monitor; 8/14/97, Vol. 89 Issue 182, p19Opinion. Discusses the human rights crisis in Central Africa as of August of 1997. The role that the genocide in Rwanda had on human rights in Central Africa; The importance of implementing a regional strategy of justice; Key elements of a strategy aimed at stopping violence and human rights...
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Afghanistan Country Review; 2009, p65The article presents an overview of human rights in Afghanistan, highlighting violence from insurgents and drug trafficking.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Afghanistan Country Review; 2010, p81The article presents an overview of the average human rights records in Afghanistan in relation to the country's human poverty, unemployment rate, and population living beneath the poverty line.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Albania Country Review; 2010, p26The article provides an overview of the average human rights record in Albania with regards to the country's human poverty, population living beneath the poverty line and total crime rate.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Albania Country Review; 2011, p43The article provides an overview of the human rights conditions of Albania, with details on corruption, poverty and unemployment.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Algeria Country Review; 2010, p30The article provides information on the record of human rights in Algeria, along with an overview on the country's population living below the poverty line, human poverty index, and life expectancy at birth.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Armenia Country Review; 2009, p37The article offers an overview on the human rights of the Republic of Armenia in 2009 including the crime rate, gross domestic product (GDP) spent on education, and health expenditure.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Australia Country Review; 2009, p30The article provides an overview of the human rights in Australia.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Australia Country Review; 2011, p52The article provides an overview of the human rights conditions of Australia, with details on corruption, poverty and unemployment.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Austria Country Review; 2010, p26The article provides an overview of human rights in Austria relative to its Human Development Index (HDI), Human Poverty Index Ranking, and Gini Index.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Bahamas Country Review; 2009, p23The article presents an overview of human rights in the Bahamas.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Bahamas Country Review; 2010, p23The article provides an overview of human rights in the Bahamas.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Bahrain Country Review; 2011, p39The article presents an overview of the human rights in Bahrain which has been ruled by the Al-Khalifa family since the late 18th century.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Bangladesh Country Review; 2009, p36The article offers an overview of the human rights in Bangladesh emphasizing the potential of the country to rank low on global indices measuring standard of living and human development.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Equatorial Guinea Country Review; 2009, p25The article offers a comprehensive overview of the human rights practice in Equatorial Guinea.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Equatorial Guinea Country Review; 2010, p26The article offers an overview of human rights in Equatorial Guinea stating the use of arbitrary arrest, lengthy detention, and torture by the police and security forces in the country.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Equatorial Guinea Country Review; 2011, p42The article provides an overview of human rights in Equatorial Guinea which is a country in Western Africa that has an extremely poor human rights record.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Estonia Country Review; 2010, p28The article provides information on human rights in Estonia, along with details on the country's police abuse of suspects and detainees, child abuse and poor prison conditions.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Belarus Country Review; 2008, p38The article provides information on the human rights situation in Belarus.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Belarus Country Review; 2009, p32The article presents an overview of human rights in Belarus, highlighting the denial of the government for its citizens right to alter the government through free election and the harassment of peaceful protestors.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Belarus Country Review; 2010, p32The article provides information on human rights in Belarus, along with details on the country's population living beneath the poverty line, human poverty index, and unemployment rate.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Belgium Country Review; 2009, p31The article offers an overview of the human rights in Belgium.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Belize Country Review; 2010, p20The article provides information on the human and civil rights in Belize.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Benin Country Review; 2009, p27The article offers information on human rights in Benin, including issues on human rights abuses, prolonged trial detention, and child labor.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Benin Country Review; 2010, p27The article provides an overview of the human rights in Benin including information on the country's human poverty index (HPI) rank, percentage of internally displaced people, and the percentage of gross domestic products (GDP) spent on education.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Benin Country Review; 2011, p43The article provides information on human rights in Benin, along with details on the country's population living beneath the poverty line, human poverty index, and total crime rate.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // South Korea Country Review; 2009, p39The article presents an overview of the human rights in South Korea in which it mentions the human development index (HDI) rank, the human poverty rank and the population.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // South Korea Country Review; 2010, p40The article provides information on the human rights in South Korea, along with details on the country's National Security Law which the government to hold prisoners and human trafficking.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Kuwait Country Review; 2009, p25The article offers an overview of the human rights in Kuwait stating that the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly are restricted by the government.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Laos Country Review; 2009, p22The article presents an overview of human rights in Laos.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Laos Country Review; 2010, p22The article provides an overview of the human rights in Laos, including its Human Development (HDI) Rank.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Laos Country Review; 2011, p39The article offers an overview of human rights in Laos stating the denial of the right to change the citizens' government, the dependence of the judiciary of the executive and legislative branches of government and the popularity of the security forces in Laos to arbitrarily detain, arrest and...
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Latvia Country Review; 2009, p26The article provides an overview of the civil and human rights record in Latvia with regards to the country's human poverty, life expectancy at birth and health expenditure.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Lebanon Country Review; 2009, p76The article presents an overview of human rights in Lebanon, including how the government corrected some of the human rights abuses and how the organization Hezbollah has impacted human rights protection in the country.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Liberia Country Review; 2009, p33The article provides an overview on the human rights condition of Liberia and reveals that corruption in both the public and private sectors became an endemic in the country.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Liberia Country Review; 2010, p33The article presents an overview of the human rights in Liberia from 2003 to 2010.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Libya Country Review; 2010, p25The article offers information on human rights in Libya including the country's Human Development Index (HDI), Human Poverty Index Ranking and population rate.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Libya Country Review; 2011, p42The article provides an overview of the human rights conditions of Libya, with details on corruption, poverty and unemployment.
- Human Rights.
Shattuck, John // Liechenstein Country Review; 2009, p22The article presents an overview of human rights in Liechtenstein including the country's life expectancy at birth, unemployment rate, and human rights conventions party.
