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Riz Khan - Human rights vs progress
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In Brazil's Belo Monte dam project, tens of thousands of indigenous people could lose their homelands in the Amazon so that the government can increase the growing nation's electricity output. But whose concerns should take priority in these kinds of cases? International campaigners say new global approaches must be designed to address complex human rights dilemmas. |
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Ending Human Rights Abuses in Iran
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Speaking in support of legislation Congressman Kirk introduced regarding the persecution of Baha'is in Iran. |
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HRC National Dinner: Lady Gaga
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Lady Gaga performs "Imagine" at the Human Rights Campaign 13th Annual National Dinner in Washington, DC |
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Human Rights Commission Horror Stories - Steven Boissoin
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Ezra Levant explains the situation surrounding a teacher and a pastor that was heard by the Commission. Steven Boissoin, the pastor in question, found out the hard way that in Canada your freedom of speech is surpassed by another person's right to not be offended. A costly lesson in this case. This clip is taken from Micheal Coren's program on CTS originally uploaded by SDAMatt. It's from that source that the clips were edited. Libertarian Party of Canada libertarian.ca Vote Libertarian |
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Paul Farmer: Rethinking Health and Human Rights
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The Pfizer "Moments in Leadership" Distinguished Health Leadership Speaker Series presents this talk and reception featuring Dr. Paul Farmer, recipient of the 2009 UC Berkeley International Public Health Hero Award. Using the framework of human right to health, Dr. Farmer will speak about: -Community-based care to improve health outcomes in settings of great poverty --Disease specific interventions to strengthen primary health care Dr. Farmer is the Maude and Lillian Presley Professor in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a founding director of Partners In Health, an international nonprofit organization that provides direct health care services and undertakes research and advocacy activities on behalf of those who are sick and living in poverty. Dr. Farmers work draws primarily on active clinical practice and focuses on community-based treatment strategies for diseases that disproportionately afflict the poor, health and human rights, and about the role of social inequalities in determining the distribution and outcomes of infectious diseases. |
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Separate Human Rights for Muslims? - Shirin Ebadi
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Complete video at: fora.tv Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi rejects cultural relativism and the proposal of an Islamic Declaration of Human Rights. Ebadi says that, without a universal standard, basic human rights cannot be protected. ----- Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, a renowned advocate for democracy and human rights in Iran, discusses the state of civil society and strategies the US can use to engage with Iran. Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and founder of Children's Rights Support Association in Iran. On October 10, 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights. She is the first Iranian to receive the prize. |
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights II
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The Human Rights Action Center presents the 30 articles of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights read aloud by artists, advocates and children in support of the 60th Anniversary of this UN document. www.humanrightsactioncenter.org |
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Everybody - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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IN CINEMAS FROM FRIDAY 31 OCTOBER Actors Julian Rhind-Tutt, Emilia Fox, Jeremy Irons, Lindsay Duncan, Navin Chowdhry, Amanda Mealing, Jason Flemyng, George Lamb are the stars behind Everybody, a short film produced to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UDHR. 150 cinema screens around the country will be screening the three-minute film, which has been funded by The Co-operative Banks Customers Who Care scheme. |
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Everywoman - Saudi Human Rights Watch report-09 May 08- Pt 1
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Saudi Women and Chinese Plastic Surgery Contest. How women's rights are being abused daily in Saudi Arabia, and the Chinese TV show where you can win a new face |
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"Human Rights Under Assault"
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www.unwatch.org. Despite attempts at reform, the UN Human Rights Council is being hijacked by repressive regimes, who evade scrutiny of their abuses, attack Western democracies, and undermine the very concept of human rights. For more information www.unwatch.org/UnderAssault |
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Intro to your Human Rights 1/20
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Introduction to: sovereign; law; admiralty; strawman; tax; legal |
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Human rights throughout the world
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In Rwanda in 1994 an estimated one million Tutsi men, women and children were slaughtered at the hands of government soldiers. In response to this, the UN established the International Criminal Tribunal in neighbouring Tanzania to try the perpetrators of the killings - its creation was to be a signal that the world would not tolerate crimes of genocide. The tribunal holds individual war crime suspects responsible for their actions, rather than entire communities. Download: ec.europa.eu |
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