After describing how gender violence became a human rights violation articulated in formal documents of international law, this chapter discusses one of the most important new issues in the gender violence and human rights field, that of the trafficking of sex workers. ... The Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies developed in 1985 identified reducing violence against women as a basic strategy for addressing the issue of peace (Report of Secretary General 1995: 125). ... The 1992 statement placed violence against women squarely within the rubric of human rights and fundamental freedoms and mad...

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This was not how the outcome should have been, but the organization wanted to express how they felt about the decision made. ... "The unborn baby's heart starts beating at 20 days and the brain gives off brainwaves at 40 days" (Mull). By the time a woman realizes that she missed her period, the fetus' heart will have already started to beat. ... Another key point is the pro-life view believes the human race existence starts toward origination - the minute the female ovum is treated. ... Starting with origination on, a human is developing, hence abortion at whatever side of ...

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This report is going to discuss the contemporary issue of abortion and analyze the response of the Catholic Church. ... People's attitudes towards abortion are formed based on many things but it is especially influenced on how they were raised and their religion. ... One of the first behavioral instincts of humans is the preservation of life; this starts with self-preservation. ... The Catholic Church believes that life is a divine gift, which begins at conception, it is sacred and valuable and it is our duty to care and protect it no matter how small or fragile it may be. ... " Th...

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