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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- Mapping study for evaluation of Norwegian support for human rights
- ( V. Bye (ed);R. Bezerra (ed);A.D. Disch (ed) / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2011)
- Almost 10 billion kroner (approximately 1,8 billion US dollars) havebeen given to development cooperation to promote human rights over thepast decade. This Mapping Study is the first deliverable for t...
- Norwegian promotion of international human rights
- ( V. Bye (ed);R. Bezerra (ed);A. Disch (ed) / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation , 2011)
- Is there a clear policy behind the Norwegian support to human rights? Is there a specific Norwegian profile in the support to human rights and what results have been achieved?...
- Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice
- ( L Turquet / UN Women , 2011)
- What are the legal frameworks in place to ensure women’s rights and access to justice? How do these laws translate into equality in practice? What interventions are needed to make justice a real...
- Contradictory justifications in the US immigration detention system
- ( S.J. Silverman / The Centre on Migration, Policy and Society at the University of Oxford , 2010)
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This working paper investigates the legislative origins of the US immigration detention system. The document explains who has been subject to immigration detention, where the practice takes place, ...
- Reforming the Kuwaiti sponsorship system is a must for human rights
- ( P. Motaparthy;L.H. Sandler;S.L. Whitson (ed) / Human Rights Watch , 2010)
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Foreign domestic workers play an essential role in Kuwaiti households. However, some Kuwaiti citizens take advantage of weak legal protections and use the isolated home environment as a mean to shi...
Questions over the South African immigration detention system
- ( R. Amit / The Forced Migration Studies Programme, University of the Witwatersrand , 2010)
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The Lindela Detention Centre in South Africa is a holding facility for the temporary detention of 'illegal foreigners' while they await deportation. This report argues that despite the authority's ...
- Donor strategy toward Ethiopia needs fundamental rethinking
- ( B. Rawlence / Human Rights Watch , 2010)
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Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world, and is also one of the world's largest recipients of foreign development aid. Foreign donors insist that their support underwrites agricultura...
- A report assessing the extent to which women are sidelined in politics
- ( J. Ballington / Inter Parliamentary Union , 2008)
- When women are involved in all aspects of political life, including as members of parliament, societies are more equitable and democracy is both strengthened and enhanced. However, they have been side...
- Is democratic expression under threat in Cambodia?
- ( P. Penh;K. Chamcamorn;S.B. Trabek / Article 19 , 2010)
- The fundamental right to freedom of expression is becoming increasingly eroded in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Violations of the right have intensified with tactics of intimidation, threats, harassment an...
- Rethinking elections in the southern Mediterranean
- ( M. Zweiri;M. Meyer-Resende / EuroMesco , 2009)
- It is generally assumed that elections in the Southern Mediterranean largely lack credibility, being managed events used by political elites to gain political legitimacy with as little challenge...
