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Human Rights Complaint Forces College to Permit Pro-Life Group Official Club Status (BIG BLUE WAVE)

noreply@blogger.com (SUZANNE) — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:18:00 GMT

I have never been so happy to have been so wrong . When I learned that the Capilano College Heartbeat Club filed a human rights complaint because it was denied club status at Capilano College (and thus discriminated against its religious beliefs) I thought to myself: what a dumb move. I expected the Club to be beaten back, because the HRC's are bastions of political correctness. But...

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Convenience Is A Human Right (Down With Everybody)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:19:14 GMT

A University of New Brunswick law student has filed a preliminary complaint with the province’s Human Rights Commission because blind people aren't eligible to use the city's Dial-a-Bus service on an as-need basis. Everett Zufelt, who is blind and relies on a guide dog to get around the city, said there are times when he can [...]

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Imprisoned Uzbek woman wins human rights award (Circle of 13)

noreply@blogger.com (Peacedream) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:28:00 GMT

An Uzbek woman imprisoned for criticising the government over its armed response to a protest in the town of Andizhan three years ago has won a prestigious international human rights award, organisers said on Thursday. Mutabar Tadjibaeva, laureate of the 2008 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, is in declining health and her life is in danger, according to a...

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Human Rights Group Says Kenya Law Lacking (The Post Chronicle)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:22:31 GMT

The Kenyan parliament is considering a draft of a law to create the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, a South Africa-style tribunal......

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ESL, Human Rights, and Same-Sex Marriages (http://idiomato.com/rss?status=all)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:01:09 GMT

Today is one of those days in the blogosphere where bloggers around the world are encouraged to write something in support of human rights. This is a 10 Vote(s)

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Bloggers Unite for Human Rights: Network Neutrality (Profy.Com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:32:18 GMT

Choosing a cause for Bloggers Unite was a daunting task this week. With earthquakes and cyclones wiping out vast portions of China and Myanmar, Darfur still in crisis and a world full of tragedies to choose from, in the end I chose an issue closer to home: network neutrality. Why? Because without the free internet we currently have under grandfathered network neutrality ideals, we would not be hearing...

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'Sri Lanka doesn't deserve seat on UN human rights council' - Desmond Tutu (Circle of 13)

noreply@blogger.com (Peacedream) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:53:00 GMT

From The Guardian : It would seem self-evident that a country which tortures and kidnaps its own people has no place on the world's leading human rights body. Apparently not: Sri Lanka, despite repeated criticism for its human rights record, is running for re-election to the UN human rights council, with a vote to be held in New York on May 21. Governments...

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UN Human Rights Council's "Pretty Packed Schedule" Has No Time for Myanmar’s Starving Victims (Circle of 13)

noreply@blogger.com (Peacedream) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:49:00 GMT

At the initiative of the Cuban government, the UN Human Rights Council will convene on May 23, 2008 for an emergency “special session” to address rising food prices. Several EU states also added their names to the Cuban request. The world food crisis is certainly an urgent issue, but few expect this meeting to achieve anything other than provide a platform for attacks against the West...

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Islamic influence on UN Human Rights Council worries humanists (Circle of 13)

noreply@blogger.com (Peacedream) — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:00 GMT

The Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) has written to Foreign Office minister Lord Malloch-Brown about the activities of the Organisation of Islamic Conference. It is concerned that the work of the United Nations Human Rights Council is being undermined by the presence of Islamic nations on the council. Last year 54 member states of the UN Human Rights...

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Democratisation and human rights in Central Asia: problems, development prospects and the role of the international community (Human Security Gateway: All Updates)

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:22:33 GMT

To understand the reasons for the relative failures of the transition to democracy, the formation of a law-based state and the establishment of respect for human rights in the independent states of Central Asia today, as well as the role of the international community, one has to assess, first of all, the dynamics of the political process in this region of the world. In large part, the...

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Love And Human Rights! (The Left Coaster)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:55:54 GMT

San Francisco Chronicle : Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November. In a 4-3 decision, the justices said the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates the "fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship." The ruling is likely to flood...

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13 Human Rights Unite Bloggers (Lifecruiser)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:51:03 GMT

This is a subject that should be totally unnecessary to write about. In fact I HATE the fact that I have to write this… but we need to unite all over the world to get focus on all this violating of human rights that are going on and hopefully make a difference. We just have [...]

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VESAK TIME APPEAL FOR RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (nandigramunited)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:47:00 GMT

National Peace Council of Sri Lanka 12/14 Purana Vihara Road Colombo 6 Tel: 2818344, 2854127, 2819064 Tel/Fax:2819064 E Mail: npc@sltnet.lk Internet: www.peace-srilanka.org 15.05.08 Media Release VESAK TIME APPEAL FOR RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS The killing of Maheswari Velayutham takes away from the political community another strong personality who headed the Forum for Human Dignity...

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California Supreme Court Strikes a Blow for Human Rights (Fundie Watch)

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:02:00 GMT

This Just In: The Supreme Court of California has ruled a ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional! Suck it, fundies! You lose! Read the full story here , at HRC. The next step will be to defeat the ballot initiative that would change the California constitution to prohibit gay marriage. That's coming, but for the moment, level-headed Americans can celebrate. Now go kiss your boyfriend :P

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Human Rights for All (Spiritually Inclined to Inform Your Mind)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:57:18 GMT

Human Rights for All By applying Scientology in my life, I find that it inherently increases my own viewpoint on others, including other groups and people that I don't even know and people of all ages or races. There is no doubt that a sane world is one where human rights are guaranteed and where [...]

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HUMAN RIGHTS -- ACLU UNCOVERS DOCUMENTS SHOWING DEATHS, CHILD IMPRISONMENT IN US DETENTION CAMPS: (Gay Opinion Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:22:00 GMT

... a 23 year-old -- who were captured when they were juveniles. Jamil Dakwar, director of the ACLU's human rights program, said, "Juveniles and former child soldiers should be treated first and foremost as candidates for rehabilitation and reintegration into society, not subjected to further victimization." View the previously undisclosed documents here .

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Paterson appoints former rival to Human Rights post (Capitol confidential)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:49:58 GMT

Gov. David Paterson announced today that he has tapped his 1985 state Senate primary opponent, Galen Kirkland, to the post of commissioner of the state Division of Human Rights. Kirkland said about the nomination, “this is a dream fulfilled.” He went on to say, “My past contact (with Paterson) is noteworthy. We ran for the [...]

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IRNA: "Islamic world urged to stand against Western-style human rights" (Judeopundit)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:57:00 GMT

In which we learn that "only 20 percent of the international documents signed by Iran on human rights, were different, in words, from Islamic concepts." I wonder what is included in the 20 percent--freedom of speech? From IRNA: Secretary of the Human Rights Headquarters of Iran's Judiciary Mohammad-Javad Larijani called on all Islamic states on Thursday to stand against...

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Bloggers Unite - Human Rights (Red Monkey)

Thu, 15 May 2008 15:20:34 GMT

... wasn't even sure I was going to participate in Bloggers Unite - I write often enough about various human rights issues as the muse - or the news - strikes me. However, when I read SSB's post at My Thoughts , I knew I was going to have to chime in. Do children have a voice? If you saw a child being abused would you do anything or nothing? If a child told you things at home would get...

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Bloggers Unite for Human Rights: A Definition (Profy.Com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 14:54:34 GMT

... comments on the post . Today is the day that bloggers are supposed to be uniting and posting about human rights issues in the world, and what are people planning? A Twitter boycott . I'm going to climb up on my soapbox here, and I'm probably going to anger a lot of people, but it's high time that this Web 2.0 "community" grow up. This post, and this "movement" and this "boycott"...

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