Some of the reasons cited are ideological and cultural clashes such as 'Western' emphasis that economic rights are given priority over individual political and civil rights, and philosophical ideas around human nature and societal relationships that differ from those held in the 'West'. ... Howard (1995) offers four communitarian challenges to the concept of individual human rights, and asserts that these views pertain to both the North and the South, and the left and the right, all echoing a critique of the apparent individualistic nature of human rights. ... This is an...

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In my opinion, the main problems of exchanging information through the Internet include the possibility of privacy violations and other misuses, and the long-term damaging effects on the quality of human relationships. ... As the ease of sharing all kinds of personal information and expanding social networks increases, so will the indirect and non-binding nature of interpersonal connections. ... Continued use of those services in such ways can eventually render people less appreciative of their relationships, increasing the transient nature of connections among people in general. ... The pote...

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Throughout the history of human being, especially in the modern society, people have long been endeavoring to attain the sacred goal of freedom. The slaves tried every means to escape from their owners even at the cost of their lives; wars broke out in those colony countries to broke the bondage from colonial domination for freedom; it is freedom that serve as the leading spirit in the France Reform; and the spirit of liberty has been written as the declaration of human rights into the constitutions. ... The right of freedom is rather a right that is gifted and regulated by the law than a slo...

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It is interesting to note that in the resolution8 creating the the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries, the UN Commission on Human Rights is "convinced that notwithstanding the way in which mercenaries or mercenary-related activities are used or the form they take to acquire some semblance of legitimacy, they are a threat to peace, security and the self-determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights by peoples". ... In this regard, "it requests its members to pay particular attention to the impact of the activities of private companies offering mil...

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Non-legal responses to the genocide such as NGO's and international media were effective in the attempt of upholding human rights and spreading awareness, however were not profoundly effective due to the sustained atrocities for four months. Despite the ultimately ineffective nature of legal and non-legal response during the genocide, the subsequent responses proved to be effective by contributing to a degree of justice, closure and education about the event to discourage similar atrocities from occurring in future. ... Ngo's such as the Red Cross had a helpful humanitarian presenc...

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