Human rights
- Science and human rights
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Sixty years ago the drafters of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights acknowledged the right to science as a human right equal to all others. As we commemorate this important occasion, this article urges scientists to rally together and call on their governments to ensure we all share in scientific progress and enjoy its benefits.
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- Empowering Maasai women in Tanzania
- ( Maanda Ngoitiko / , 2010)
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Maasai women are among the poorest and most marginalised groups in Tanzanian society. A local women-led organisation – the Pastoral Women’s Council – works to improve the lives of...
- Systematically identifying, predicting and responding to projects potential impacts on human rights
- ( Nomogaia Foundation , 2008)
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This methodology for Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) manual aims to systematically identify, predict and respond to projects' potential impacts on human rights. Experience has shown that...
Water shortages for Palestinians result from discriminatory policies and practices
- ( Amnesty International , 2009)
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Lack of access to adequate, safe and clean water has been a longstanding problem for the Palestinian population of the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Though exacerbated in recent years by ...
- Worldwide religious tolerance and intolerance
- ( US Department of State , 2009)
- This document records the status of respect for religious freedom in all countries during the period from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009. The Annual Report's primary focus is on the actions of governme...
- Guidance for NGOs on human rights work in the Middle East and North Africa
- ( A. Bendrif;S. al Karaguly;M. Laghzaoui;et al. / Network Learning , 2009)
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The international human rights system has been slow to develop in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSO...
- Advocating for the protection of women against discrimination
- ( International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific , 2008)
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The Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (OP-CEDAW) can help ensure that State Parties to CEDAW are accountable for its implementation...
- the indivisibility and universality of human rights
- ( P. P. Popovic (ed);O. V. Vieira (ed) / Sur - International Journal on Human Rights , 2008)
- This issue of the Sur Journal on International Human Rights presents a number of papers which critically revisit two issues initially raised 60 years ago by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: ...
- How can statelessness be addressed?
- ( B. K. Blitz (ed);M. Lynch (ed) / Oxford Brookes University, UK , 2009)
- Sixty years after the international community embedded the right to nationality in the human rights architecture, approximately twelve million people around the world remain stateless. What are the hu...
- Ensuring human security can lead to better opportunities for human development in the Arab world
- ( M. El-Sayyid;M. Al-Rasheed;S. Benjelloun;Et al / Human Development Report Office, UNDP , 2009)
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This report examines human development in the Arab world through a human security lens, calling on policymakers and other stakeholders to move away from a state-centric conception of security to on...
Engaging with the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 2009
- ( F. Sheahan / Plan International , 2008)
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Civil society organisations can play an important part and bring value to the work of the African Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in its mission to promote and p...
