Indonesia is no exception to this rule. ... Nevertheless, even to this date there has been no legal repentance for the violence instilled by those in dedicated support of Ex-President Soeharto, in their many failed attempts to postpone his 1998 fall from power, nor has there been punishment for the majority of abominations committed during his lengthy reign as Indonesian leader. ... Of eighteen defendants, twelve were acquitted, and the six found guilty received extremely mild sentences and are walking free to this day. ... If the saying "History always repeats itself", proves true, studen...

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For example the Maoris claim rights to land were not given straight away and had to be fought for. ... For example the culture of a group may be lost if there were no group rights, also language and religion could be lost if there were only individual rights. ... If a group has a right as a whole then the decision comes as a group decision as well. ... The lack of decision making capacity by a group gives rise to the will theory which demonstrates that if there is no will then there can be no rights associated with it. Personally, I think that group rights should be recognised, if only for the...

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If someone believes they can live their life, filled with hope, and try and become successful then no one can take away the sense of pride, the understanding of security, and their overall happiness. ... If a person thinks he or she can achieve great things, then their peers should support them in pursuing that dream, not shun them for having a goal. ... There were many cynical people in the world at the time that said it was preposterous, that it was ludicrous that in this lifetime there would be that equality in which he was speaking of. ... No one deprived Mr. ... So if everyone holds on to...

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Only if there is sufficient evidence that this person would like to have their life ended. They have a right to life, which is in the charter of rights, and therefore if they no longer want to continue that life then they should have a right to death. ... If the terminally ill were given their wish then they would be very pleased and would finally no longer have to fight the pain of dieing. ... On the other side I feel the strongest argument is that the terminally ill could then be taken advantage of. ... Such as a video tape of them proving that and there is no signs of this disabled p...

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In 1976, in the case of "Gregg versus Georgia" the Supreme Court ruled state death penalty laws were not unconstitutional. ... There is no punishment more unusual then having your head ripped off, so the death penalty is in direct violation with the Constitution. ... Then five marksmen aim for the target and fire. ... The death penalty is the ultimate form of punishment, because there is no way to reverse its effects. ... Is there possibly anything more cruel then dying a slow death while breathing in lethal fumes, or anything more unusual then watching people who are paid to shoot...

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Of course, there are still some existing opposition. ... First of all, some people use religious reasons to against gay marriage, but actually there is no paper or rule that explicitly oppose gay marriage. In the essay, Miller explains in Bible, there is no real word or sentence say that the gay marriage is unacceptable. ... Courts were siding with wives who were the victims of domestic violence, and by the 1970s most stats had gotten rid of their 'head of master' laws, which gave husbands the right to decide where a family would live and whether a wife would be able to take a job.....

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Consistency also plays a big part in deciding if a law is effective or not because if it is not consistent then it is unfair. ... There are two types of defamation these are Slander (verbal) and Libel (writing). ... There is a need for law because if there were not then everybody would be able to do what they wanted and there would be no order people could do what they wanted and no one would be there to stop them. Laws were set so that they would reflect the community that most people wanted. Of course not every one is going to like it and there will be a portion of the community that will ...

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Back then, I only made ninety cents per hour, plus ten cents for every basket I picked. ... I had to pay $2.00 per day just to live in a tiny little shack with no electricity or water, and since money was so tight, my 10 year old had to illegally work in the fields. ... There, I saw Cesar Chavez, the leader of the movement. He gave an inspirational speech about demanding our rights as workers, and almost everyone there voted to join the strike. ... Then Cesar asked the country to boycott grapes, and explained our unjust working conditions. ...

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There are several immigrants whose lives portrayed both personal and political freedom. ... The promise of an education was a safer promise then the assurance of bread or shelter. ... It was given to them without restrictions, no matter how they were dressed, with no examinations, rulings, exclusions; no machinations, no fees, no questions asked. ... They were then put back on the fishing boat and sent away with nothing; not even a map or compass. ... It comforts her to think there is a sea change in America. ...

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Andres father and band were targeted as many of their songs are insulting the junta and talking of how Chileans want their freedom. ... Throughout the book there are many ways shown of how the military junta violates the basic human rights of Chile for example they give the town of Santiago a curfew stating , anyone out after nine p.m. were either murdered or arrested. ... No one does anything as they fear for their own life. ... Isa, Beto and Andres then find out a way to get the photos developed, they show who murdered Miguel Alberti, what the military Junta were doing to the people ...

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However if this were indeed the best solution then what would be the point on even having these fundamental rights? ... There are few countries that can claim that every one of the people who live there have exactly the same morals and standards. ... If all the information in the media was restricted and censored then it would be no better than playing a game of telephone from China to Canada. ... The people that feel that there should be no media restriction value limited government interference, self-reliance, risk taking, self-interest, and especially personal freedom. ... If more leaders w...

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Against Euthanasia Some of the reasons why people think that Euthanasia is wrong because there is being a lot of people who were written off by doctors but they would recover after saying they didn"t want Euthanasia. Most people like to die with dignity is other reason why people don"t like it but I have heard that the is a pill that will kill you and will let you die with dignity or that some old people don"t like getting look after 24/7 or that if there were better facilities for caring for the dying they would not need Euthanasia. The patient may say to doctor that they would like to have...

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If given the choice of one person suffering over many, then one person would be more preferable. ... Therefore, there is no license to torture and inflicting intense pain on others is wrong. ... Meaning that for every wrong done, there should be a compensating measure of justice. ... There is even historical precedent for this, during the purges in Stalin's Russia, many of his political adversaries were tortured and then put on 'show trials', where they admitted to crimes that they couldn't possibly have committed (The Doomed Soldiers). ... Then there is the Internation...

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If we were truly free to walk wherever we wanted to walk, the earth that we live on would have to be completely traversable. There would be no mountains, no oceans and no chasms. There would also be no buildings and no restricted areas or private property. ... If somebody were to ask me if I was free to travel anywhere in the world, I would have to say no. ... If we fail to abide by the law, then we must face the consequences of our actions. ...

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There is the homophobic reaction, the pro gay reaction, and then the reaction of someone who just doesnt care about the matter. Currently there are 35 states that allow same sex marriage. If you were to ask someone why they disagree with same sex marriage they may say its wrong and unnatural but homosexuals are till human and deserve to be treated as such. ... On top of all of this, there are gangs in Russia that hunt down homosexuals. ... Homosexuality affects no one; it is not a disease like some people believe it to be. ...

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Even then the statistics are amongst white women. Black women living in the south had no access to education. ... The legal rights of women were almost non-existent, black women had little to no custody rights whether to themselves or the lives of their children. ... With no Under this rule a women's legal and property rights were forfeited. ... Salmon agreed with the idea that " A family functioned best if a male head of household controlled all of its assets " 3 There were many disadvantages under the laws of coverture. ...

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Dating all the way back to the mid-1700s, there has been proof of much poverty exsisting in our world. Due to such major turning points as the Industrial Revolution, workers were being exploited by profit-hungry employers and public authorities who were not protecting the rights of the poor. ... Then, in the 20th century, America began to face only the beginning of hardships, which would seem to never end. ... However, in a socialist country there is no classes in their society. ... No matter how big or little everything adds up. ...

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Rather then just trying to use other forms of birth prevention to control the countries population and limit industrialization, they figured that a strictly enforced law will be more effective because it has to be obeyed or consequences will be dire. ... Although the "One Child Policy" really had good intentions, there were many problems that the main creators overlooked. ... But there's also positive to the "One Child Policy" with there only being one child, help builds Self-Actualization which is the 5th stage of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, because there is no...

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Further more, if the abortion is ban, then those women who are addicted to drugs or diagnosed with AIDS would all be force to give birth. As result it would create even more strain on our health care system, when there are babies born with HIV, or mental illness. ... If the life begins inside the mother's womb, then is it is against the religious teaching to prevent an unwanted birth with birth control pills? ... The situation is similar in the political arena, where one side who consider abortion is illegal, because under Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, which stated that "no i...

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This automatically shows that all Hammurabi's written laws were unequal and unfair. To demonstrate some of these examples are "If a judge try a case, reach a decision, and present his judgment in writing; if later error shall appear in his decision, and it be through his own fault, then he shall pay twelve times the fine set by him in the case, and he shall be publicly removed from the judge's bench, and never again shall he sit there to render judgment. ... My two last examples, that can be explained in so many words shows how these laws were so unjustified which bothered...

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As for slavery, the blacks didn't have a choice whether they had freedom or whose property they were. They were sold and bought with their feelings never being taken into consideration. ... It's so hard to make everyone happy so if they come up with a law stating that there is to be no abortion then the people who want abortion are going to get angry, and start a march, conference or anything to get someone's attention to change it and it this could ultimately lead to a civil war. The scenario that was given to us I feel was a prime example on how people who are for abort...

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If there were no justice then our society would be a destructive one. ... There are those times though, that when an issue has been decided upon a few people have dissented from the decided judgment and they act out in very destructive actions. ... There are many ways in which we punish those that have gone against our justice system. ... People from their very own society then determine their innocence or guiltiness. ... Laws are never set in stone and people who have helped to change these laws are the ones that served consequences for them but in the long run they were the very same peo...

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Stated by Virginia Held (Page 286) " To the extent that we recognize that there is more to human life and more to human death than can be comprehended through a biological framework, so should we recognize that there is more to human birth. ... "When the pregnancy was the result of the wrongful acts of others for which the women has no responsibility." ... Those girls can't have a second chance just because they were responsible for that mistake? ... There is no way to recognize fetus" rights because the fetus does not alone act rationally, even if the fetus have rights, then a fetus...

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In Ancient Egypt women had no power or authority. ... There husband was there master and women were slaves and was often mistreated by there husband. ... During the middle ages women still had almost no rights. ... They were no longer happy With raising a family. ... As a woman rises in power in a company she usually gets to a point and then the promotions Stop. ...

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For me in particular, I would be incredibly frustrated if internet providers were able to dictate how slow or fast websites I access are. ... Dozens upon dozens of people have protested against the FCC's terms, with hundreds of people making signs with phrases like, "Keep the internet free", as their motto.There's practically no one who is actively supporting the FCC, but there are people who are very negative about the subject with some of them proclaiming that net neutrality is dead, specifically with the phrase, "R.I.P. ... There was even an online campaign against...

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