Human rights practices
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- Human rights remain appalling in China
- ( Taiwan Foundation for Democracy , 2007)
- This report gives an overview of human rights in China in 2007. Based on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the report presents human rights under five categories: soc...
- Torture rampant in India
- ( Asian Centre for Human Rights, India , 2007)
- Despite the widespread use of torture by the police and armed forces in India, the country has no laws to address the problem. Furthermore, under the Indian legal system, there is no enforceable right...
- State-sponsored political violence in Zimbabwe
- ( Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa , 2007)
- This report details the state-sponsored violence in Zimbabwe. It is based on the detailed testimony and medical examination of 24 individuals who were subjected to torture or political violence during...
- Discrimination in Pakistan
- ( Asian Centre for Human Rights, India , 2007)
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Pakistan has refused to cooperate with the International Convention Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Committee (CERD) since 1998 and has failed to submit five periodic reports. Thi...
- Human rights implications of Indonesian oil palm plantation expansion.
- ( S. Marti;A. Dilworth;N. Baird / Friends of the Earth International , 2008)
- This report reveals growing evidence of human rights violations associated with the Indonesian oil palm industry. Drawing on interviews with individuals on the ground and previous research, it ex...
- Has Serbia successfully integrated international human rights law domestically?
- ( S. Djajic / Centre for the Study of Global Governance, London , 2006)
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National application of human rights law is one of the most important tests of its efficacy. This article examines the integration of international human rights law into Serbia’s legal system...
- Does linking human rights and MDGs matter?
- ( A. Cuzyova;E. Filmer-Wilson / UNDP Oslo Governance Centre , 2007)
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While the policies of aid agencies increasingly emphasise the connection between human rights and development, in practice the two concepts often remain on separate, parallel tracks. This primer pr...
- Adequate food as a human right: putting formal recognition into practical solutions
- ( FAO Right to Food , 2006)
- Adequate food is a human right. This is something that has been formally recognised by the majority of states, but very little has been done to put this recognition into practice. This paper gives pr...
- Anti-gay discrimination is fuelling the African HIV epidemic
- ( C. A. Johnson / International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission , 2007)
- This report from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) explores the ways in which governments, international donors and NGOs (non-governmental organisations) are denying ...
- A manual for the Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP)
- ( M. Ladner / International NGO Training and Research Centre , 2007)
- The Human Rights Advocates Program (HRAP) has pioneered a model of human rights capacity-building linked to higher education. It consists of a combination of training in practical skills, deepening ac...
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