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    One non governmental organization that deals with human rights issues is Amnesty International. I have chosen this organization because it is found in many countries of the world. There have been many problems throughout the world that included torture, illegal arrests and abuse of police and army powers. Many people were killed and some disappeared. Amnesty international was involved in campaigning against such human rights abuses. Amnesty international is a non governmental organization. According

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    Abstract Human rights organization, groups or institutions work to protect the right of humanity and eradicate human rights abuses. Some of these institutions, groups or organization are specific to the type, nature and extent of the human rights law, they deal with, while others tackle issues relating to the whole. The latter is usually a very active group as human rights in many ways are affected by the whole process of globalization and capitalism. It is true that the most effect human rights agents

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    Diversity and Human Rights Essay When I hear the words culture and diversity there are many things that come to mind. Growing up I lived in a diverse neighborhood, went to very diverse schools', kindergarten through high school, and I went to church groups that eventually lead to me getting the opportunity to experience a whole new country and culture during my mission trip. All of these things have contributed to my knowledge and appreciation of the diversity and culture in my life. Learning about

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    Human Rights

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    attempts to justify the existence of Human Rights? In this essay, the main distinctions of Hobbes and Lock’s work will be discussed and how their work contributed to the existence of human rights. Other predominant thinkers, such as Bentham and Marx will be brought in to critically evaluate Hobbes and Lock’s attempts on human rights. Finally a conclusion will be drawn upon these points to state whether Hobbes or Locke was Successful to justify the existence of human rights or whether there were any flaws

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    Human rights are perhaps the only concept which has remained the focus of many debates in the modern world. The mere thought that all humans across the world irrespective of their culture, religion and race are equal and deserve equality is perhaps the reason why it holds such significance among people. “There is something deeply attractive in the idea that every person anywhere in the world, irrespective of citizenship or territorial legislation, has some basic rights, which others should respect

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    community has been paid close attention to the human rights issues since the World War II, and the importance of human rights as well as individual freedoms has been emphasized increasingly. According to Donnelly, human rights are the essential aspects that every person should be entitled. Even though human rights legislation may be different because of the political structure of the various sovereign states, there are still fundamental human rights that should be universal to all countries in the

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    It seems pretty standard that human rights should be applied, under any circumstance, to every member of the human race. Unfortunately, even in the year 2017, this is rarely always the case. There are many factors that decide whom gets treated with respect and whom is still seen as a lesser human being and more often than not the middle and lower classes in societies are left to their own devices in terms of trying to strive for equality. This notion is not only unnerving but massively disappointing

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    defined today as human rights. As important more relevant this topic has become, we still don’t have a universal way to apply these rights within every existing society around the globe. Why is it important to develop a standard understanding of what human rights are? How can we promote and regulate them? Human right is an inalienable right of every person regardless of nationality, gender, race, religion, language, or any other aspect. All humans are entitled to all human rights without any discrimination

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    Unquestionably, human rights correlates around the premise that globally all human beings should be treated equal through standard of equality for all. On the one hand, this is the case for most people, unfortunately on the other hand this is not the case for some people especially for the global Indigenous communities. While there are various national and international treaties and laws to protect the world Indigenous communities, according to Alexandra Xanthaki although there are three systems

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    France and Human Rights

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    the United States Constitution, the French Constitution can be amended by the chambers of Parliament or a referendum. The last amendment to the French Constitution took place on July 18, 2008. The revision impacted judicial powers as well as civil rights; it provided the judicial branch a meaningful structure to examine past legislation to verify constitutionality. Within the judicial system there is a Constitutional Council, which operates in a different capacity than other democratic Supreme Courts

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