It was established in a New York negotiations process by the General Assembly 60/251 on 15 March 2006 and implemented as part of the Human Rights Council in order to ensure equal treatment for all countries; this system is the first of its kind to exist. The establishment of this review was to enable all states to put forth ideas and actions they have developed to try and improve the rights of all of mankind in their countries. ... How it Works and its Functions The UPR, as previously mentioned, was established as a mechanism to improve the human rights situation around the world, working fr...

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American activists developed anti-rape movements at the same time. ... For example, in 1999/2000 a virtual working group under the auspices of UNIFEM conducted an email exchange about approaches to violence against women which included 2300 participants in 120 countries. ... 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). ... This recommendation suggests developing correctional, educational, and social services including shelters and training pro...

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The treaty states: The Community shall develop and pursue its actions leading to the strengthening of its economic and social cohesion. ... Europe has experienced many problems with this goal, specifically with social dumping'(the practice of firms especially from developed Western nations employing labor in countries and regions that have less social standards and therefore lower costs of labor). ... As a result, although progress is made, it is made very slowly and sometimes at the grating and discontent of individual countries. ... These states are known as African-Caribbean-Pacific ...

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Section I Number 23 reaffirms that everyone is "entitled to the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution- (Drinan, 2001: 204). ... While many states have been developing their own courts, should their citizens want another court to go to they can go to an international court, such as the International Court of Justice or the International Criminal Court. ... Section I Number 9 of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action states that the "least developed countries committed to the process of democratization and economic reforms should be supported by the inte...

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Private military and security companies fill the vacuum mainly left in three types of unstable situations: (i) in zones of low-intensity armed conflict (the new asymmetrical wars) where the armies are not fully deployed or in post conflict situations with a high level of insecurity; (ii) in armed conflicts when international organizations do not intervene; and (iii) in troubled areas in developing countries where there is no presence of the State and extractive transnational corporations operate.5 Under the emergent system of international criminal law the individual is a subject of the law. ....

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As long as the profits were flowing out of their countries and into the U.S. ... Subsequently when that campaign was over I had lost all respect for the leaders of our government and those who made the decision to invade this country. ...

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Especially "in countries that possesses a vast number of "extremist- Islamic Militants, as Egypt does. ... However, since the most recent 911 terrorist attacks, U.S. foreign policies in countries such as Egypt are; of imminent strategic importance, which is vital in the mission to restore homeland security. ... Since the September 11th attacks in the US several countries in the Middle East and North Africa have taken or stepped up measures presented as "efforts of combating terrorism-, and in the name of implementing UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (adopted in the aftermath of Septe...

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No matter where you are, country or continent, every person has human rights. ... Their human rights actually have been violated repeatedly throughout the country's history. ... Also, the other countries in ASEAN should pressure the government of Indonesia to change. ... The situation in 1998 had been worse by a drought in much of the country and by the effects of the currency's devaluation. ... Ethnic Chinese helped develop Indonesia's business sector. ...

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Albert Memmi, The Two Answers of the Colonized Memmi writes that colonizers are creatures of want while all who are colonized need change. The fact that the colonizers do not see this is due either to a lack of understanding of colonization or their own selfishness. If the colonizer is acting as th...

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Historically the administrative structure is comprised of men and does not reflect the developing level of public potential and therefore on the opportunities or influence of women on affairs of a society, state and family. ... In the following chapters the work will be based on the objects to compare the level of using political rights between men and women and to find out the reasons for "unequal correlation of representation of both sexes" in political sphere of our country. ... The equality of rights between men and women was proclaimed in many countries by their governments in the...

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When the unborn child is inside his or her mothers' womb, he or she being to develop human characteristics over time. ... And also being separate and special, a prepared developing life is ontologically the same than a human baby, teenager, or grown-up. ... At no time does the fetus experience any crucial, ontological change after conception; it essentially develops and grows much the same as a little child develops and grows, or a thirteen year old girl. Starting with origination on, a human is developing, hence abortion at whatever side of the point. ...

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Prisoners retain certain basic rights, which survive despite imprisonment. The rights of access to the courts and of respect for one's bodily integrity - that is, not to be assaulted - are such fundamental rights. Others may be recognized as the law develops. Prisoners lose only those civil rights t...

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