In December 2007, Hu was arrested and then convicted just five months later for "incitement to subvert state power," a term frequently used in trials against critics of China's authoritarian Communist government. ... With the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics drawing the spotlight onto the country, including the Communist government's human rights record, authorities began to arrest outspoken critics (Richburg). ...

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Not only did she partake in activism at an early age she even joined a communist group in her teens. ... While in San Diego she became very active in politics where she met Kendra and Frank Alexander, who were active members of the Black Panther Party as well as the Communist Party. ... Once in Los Angeles she would become a member of the Communist Party. ... She was however fired due to her involvement with the Communist Party and Black Panther Party. ... Using her new-found popularity she even ran as a candidate for the vice president the Communist Party in 1980 and 1984, though unsuccess...

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Human Rights Human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent. Human rights are what make us human. When we speak of the right to life, or development, or to dissent and diversity, we are speaking of tolerance. Tolerance will ensure all freedoms. Without it, we can be certain of none....

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Up until recently this view point has change; Human rights and democracy do belongs together, without human rights society would eventually move towards the extreme left wing of the political spectrum hence a communist society would be formed and living in a communist would not be a very pleasant one. ... Once we have understood the principle of democracy(civil, economical, political, social and cultural) fully we can now understand the Human rights aspect of it as well; With Human Rights being incorporated into society we are able to have freedom of speech and expression , and just to have o...

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Up until recently this view point has change; Human rights and democracy do belongs together, without human rights society would eventually move towards the extreme left wing of the political spectrum hence a communist society would be formed and living in a communist would not be a very pleasant one. ... Once we have understood the principle of democracy(civil, economical, political, social and cultural) fully we can now understand the Human rights aspect of it as well; With Human Rights being incorporated into society we are able to have freedom of speech and expression , and just to have o...

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In this paper, I would like to explore the democratic outlook of the French and the communistic views of the Russians. ... The communist's goals were to find equality in social and economic forms. ...

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This called for the Communist and the West to come in terms of respect and cooperation to establish a sense of a relationship. ... To supports my investigation on Human rights issues in Cuba, I will point of the key issues the communist island has been accused by using the reports published by Human Rights Watch. ... In the communist island, the Cuban government labs "political prisoners", as subjects to criminal charges for opposing the ideologies of the revolution and posing a possible threat to the government. ...

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The initially communist inspired rebel group known as the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), the conservative death squads known as the self-defense forces (known locally as paramilitares or paras) and the "rightful" but equally corrupt government and military of the country. ... The revolutionary armed forces began with an inspiration of a communist country but for the leaders own benefit the group has deviated to the point where their principles are no longer inspired in a social cause. ...

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This paper provides a comparative analysis of the democratic performance of three countries- Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland- of the post-communist region of Central Eastern Europe, to lay the ground for further research into why their performance scores where it does on our scale. ... The three countries- Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Poland- all have very similar historical backgrounds having some sort of democratic institutions present previous to the establishment of the communist rule in the region. ... Nevertheless, corruption and the lack of political agencies' autonomy ...

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In 1979, China (which contained approximately 25% of the world's population), initiated a dramatic policy named "one child family" that aimed for major social and economic reforms. Rather then just trying to use other forms of birth prevention to control the countries population and limit industrial...

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Many citizens in the United States take liberty for granted; many citizens don't realize the significance of liberty. Every individual interprets liberty differently. According, to Webster's Dictionary liberty is defined as; (1) freedom from bondage, captivity, and restraint; (2) permission grant...

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" the essence of individual existence and the deciding factor of one's morality." (Kierkegaard) Freedom, its meaning is golden to an individual who came from a once communistic country. Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of your identity; the later one is sadly but true not accepte...

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This essay aims to explain the economic, political, and social struggles of a Post-WWII Philippines. It will try to account for a number development efforts made within four decades from the country's decolonization in 1946 to its transition to democracy in 1986 and relate it to the modernization pa...

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The phrase in the source are sentences like "Man is a social animal" which could refer to the neglectance of nationalism or the embracement of a communist or a non-sovereign nation-state from a particular being or person. ...

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The universality of human rights emerged during the 20th century based on the belief that the basic values and principles underlying the concept of human rights are of a universal nature. Many argue that these values stem from the philosophical idea of a shared "human nature or human essence that de...

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In communist countries such as North Korea, Vietnam, China, and Cuba, as well as the authoritarian regimes in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East, violations of human and women's rights were at an all time high (Reimer p. 377). ...

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"Let every nation know that we shall pay any price, bear any burden in order to assure the survival and the success of Liberty."" What message was John F. Kennedy trying to convey? John F. Kennedy expresses that our nation will sacrifice anything in order to secure Liberty within our nation. In Jo...

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Under the rights for United States citizens stated in the First Amendment of the Constitution, Americans are guaranteed the right to free speech. To some, the amendment is interpreted to mean citizens should be able to say whatever they want whenever they want, regardless of the repercussions. Thi...

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Abortion: A woman's Right to Reproductive Freedom "One of the things that makes humans different from other animals is that we are not completely governed by instincts, but have the freedom to make choices- (CCC 9). By nature Humans tend to take different stands in matters that require perso...

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Thesis: The prior terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, and the Pentagon, have many Americans searching to understand the source of such intense hatred. Extremist-suicide bombers committed a heinous act "unparallel, in recent history. Immediately, America must gain insight as to how terrorist groups can be minimized and at best nullified. In fact, if this is accomplished; national security will be restored and the free "democratic society will succeed, living each day in absence of fearing terrorism. As Defense establishments are concerned; the U.S. has proved to be the gr...

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How the democratic success of Costa Rica can be accredited back to colonial times Boasting with confidence, Costa Rica has been known to be one of the most democratic and wealthiest Latin American countries. How could a small country with little resources achieve such a claim? Colonized by the...

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Competing religious traditions would not have been able to agree on language to describe human rights from a common existence under 'God', and communist delegations would have outright vetoed such a reference. ...

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Human rights are defined as rights that are afforded to all human beings universally on the basis of their common humanity. However the extent to which these rights are universal across all states is contentious, and determined by several unique factors, particularly culture and religion. A further ...

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The past decade witnessed many conflicts which focused around the issues of sovereignty. States have invaded other sovereign states for reasons that seem to be dubious by the international community. National separatist movements have intensified and are associated with the rise of the doctrine of self-determination among nations and ethnic groups (versus sovereign states). The decline of the concept of sovereignty, the increasing international recognition of the principles of human rights and the rise of self-determination all caused many implications on the norm of non-intervention in the do...

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Guatemala is a country of contrasts and contradictions. Situated in the middle of the American continent, bathed by the waters of the Caribbean and the Pacific, its inhabitants live in a multiethnic and multilingual nation. Guatemala has seen periods marked by beauty and dignity from the beginning o...

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