Human rights Archive
I lost faith in the power of political protest on 19 March 2003 – the day it became clear that millions of people out on the streets across the world had failed to avert allied invasion of Iraq. I …
This week, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled that is not illegal to film or photograph under a person’s clothes, without their knowledge. The practice, known as “upskirting,” typically involves a man taking video or photographs from below a woman’s skirt, or …
The power of data to combat denial and distortion is dramatically illustrated in “The Shame of Our Prisons: New Evidence,” a review of studies carried in the October 24 issue of the New York Review of Books by David Kaiser, chair of …
By David H. Nguyen, Ph.D.This blog post contains excerpts from an article entitled "Survivors offer insight to federal anti-trafficking efforts," which was written by Holly Smith for Communities Digital News (1).Holly Smith, a survivor of human trafficking, quotes other trafficking …
I’m putting up to bid two Ray Rice jerseys. One is an authentic on-field jersey (XXL) and the other is a toddler’s, size 2T. The first one cost me $250 (and some justifying to my wife), and the second one …
Human rights are more than individual rights. Aren’t they? And will surely remain so until we have a level playing field. I’ve been worrying about what worried me about a recent article about Tim Wilson, Australia’s new Human Rights Commissioner …
By: Kanani Titchen It is estimated that 100,000 U.S. children are traded for sex each year.1 Children as young as seven years old are being trafficked. Ten percent of U.S. children living in shelters and 28% of U.S.children living on …
This began as a quick ‘like and share’ post on Facebook. In an effort to ‘Raise Awareness’ in an open group of the same name, I began to write about Rosalina Tuyuc, a humanitarian activist from Guatemala. It soon became apparent to …
I’ve already got a second question for you, and this is only the opening line of the blog today; did you immediately start reading or did you stop and answer the question in the title of the blog itself? So …
In The Spotlight While women have made a number of advances in gaining equal rights, poverty continues to be a prevalent issue facing large numbers of women. Even though women continue to make strides towards securing equal pay, advancing in …
