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International Human Rights: Prescription and Enforcement
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS: PRESCRIPTION AND ENFORCEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being human. They refer to a wide continuum of values that are universal in character and in some sense equally claimed for all human beings. It is a common observation that human beings everywhere demand the realisation of diverse values to ensure their individual and collective well-being. It also is a common observation that these demands are often painfully frustrated by social as well as natural forces, resulting in exploitation, oppression, persecution, and other forms of deprivation. Deeply rooted in these twin observations are the beginnings of what today are called “human rights” and the legal processes, national and international, associated with them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Commentary On a Human Rights (UDHR) Speech?Part IV
Hasan A. Yahya, Ph.D
We continue our comments: He says:
As far as Islam is concerned, our aim is not to protect religion against critics based on objective and rational interrogation. It is a fundamental principle in Islam for the believer to always question himself/herself, not only on the way he/she is practicing the Islamic teachings but also how to readapt to any practical circumstances and specific environments. What we are concerned about is the tendency of a new episode of extremist behavior against the adherents of a particular religion who are currently subjects of defamation, incitement to hatred, violence and racial discrimination.
This is not the only matter of national or local concern but it should be seen as a globalized phenomenon which needs to be addressed globally in an effective manner.
At the same time, the OIC is firmly committed to respect for freedom of expression which is a fundamental human rights. The OIC is not looking for limitation or restrictions of this freedom beyond those that already have been set by Articles 19 and 20 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Human Rights Implications Of Hiv/aids In The Enforcement Of Law In Sub-Sahara Africa: The Ghanaian Example
1 An Overall Picture of HIV/AIDS Prevalence in Sub-Sahara Africa
No where has the impact of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome / Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS) been more severe than Sub-Saharan Africa. Twenty-five years ago, AIDS was unknown in sub-Sahara Africa, yet AIDS is now the number one killer disease in region, surpassing malaria. According to United Nations records, an estimated 3.2 million adults and children in Sub-Sahara Africa become infected with HIV during the year 2003 alone and additionally 2.3 million people died of AIDS-related illness in the same year. It is estimated that 29.4 million people are currently living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, that is, two-thirds of HIV/AIDS cases reported globally. At the national level, the 21 countries with the highest HIV prevalence are in Africa. In at least 10 African countries, prevalence rates among adults exceed ten percent. Also at the individual level, the arithmetic of risk is horrific. In Zimbabwe and Botswana, one in four adults carries the virus. A child born in Zambia or Zimbabwe today is more likely than not to die of AIDS. It is also estimated that, there are 13 million children orphaned by AIDS worldwide, 10 million of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. Read the rest of this entry »
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Civil Rights
Civil are a class of rights that protect individuals’ freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one’s ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression. Read the rest of this entry »
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The European Convention and the Court of Human Rights
EUROPEAN CONVENTION & CIVIL LIBERTIES, FUNDAMENDAL FREEDOMS & COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
The European Convention of Human Rights is an expansion of the United Nations General Assembly’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights ~an enhancement to it and all others –in its Court anyone anywhere may sue any European government with the ultimate sanction for non-compliance of expulsion. Read the rest of this entry »
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Beijing 2008: Human Rights are a Propaganda Game
Beijing’s loss of the 2000 Olympics Games to Sydney, Australia was attributed mainly to it’s poor human rights record. After sitting out the bidding for the 2004 Olympic events, China made a promise of improving it’s human rights record as the centerpiece of it’s successful bid for the 2008 Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »
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