United Kingdom (1996)2 the court held that practices such as intense noise, sleep deprivation, and subjecting the individual to stand against a wall with their limbs outstretched for extended periods didn't constitute torture. ... Article 3 will be relevant particularly to those that their job involves any of the following:- * Caring for other people. * Detaining people or looking after those in detention. * Removing, extraditing or deporting people from the UK. * Working in a place where someone may be inadvertently placed in a humiliating position, for example in nursing homes or hosp...

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One such widely held misconception is that Mexican immigrants bring nothing but drugs, crime and filth, along with economic costliness by taking advantage of social service resources (Operation Gatekeeper: -New Resources- 1). ... East San Diego County residents had complained about the massive foot traffic of migrants near their homes. ... Residents of the area feel that Operation Gatekeeper is necessary, in order to ensure safety in their own homes and neighborhoods. ... Although this portrays a negative image towards these border crossing migrants, and Operation Gatekeeper has shown to ha...

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Contrary to common belief, women were important contributors to the popular movement during the French Revolution. They staged demonstrations and food riots, presented petitions to the National Assembly, and brought the royal family back to the governmental capital. They agitated ceaselessly for ...

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Since 1991, the EDF has suspended financial aid from countries that have not held democratic elections after pledging to do so. ... Clive Archer, an authored political scientist states: By March 1994, the EU Council of Ministers had agreed to hold annual meetings between the EU presidency, the Commission president and the leaders of the European Agreement states, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia twice yearly meetings were also to be held on the subjects of justice and home matters such as terrorism and human rights, and foreign and security questions. ...

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Human Rights of Chinese-Indonesian in Indonesia I Introduction Everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person, and these rights should not be violated. Everyone has the right to live peacefully, safely, with these rights guaranteed by their governments. In 1945, all members sign...

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The World Conference on Human Rights took place over two weeks in June of 1993. The Conference was held in Vienna, Austria. In attendance were 171 states committed to strengthening human rights throughout the world and to presenting an international plan to accomplish this goal. Also in attendanc...

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Female circumcision, the partial or total cutting away of the external female genitalia, has been practiced for centuries. Often performed without anesthetic under septic conditions by lay practitioners with little or no knowledge of human anatomy or medicine, female circumcision can cause death or...

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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, feminist movements in Europe, the United States, Australia (Silard 1994), Argentina (Oller 1994), Brazil (Thomas 1994), India (Bush 1992), the Virgin Islands (Morrow 1994) and many other parts of the world developed strategies to protect women from violence in the home through shelters, support groups for victims, and criminalization of battering. ... The first meeting, held in Mexico City in 1975, focused on equality, development, and peace. ...

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The use of mercenaries has been historically a constant phenomenon till almost the end of the XX century, when their activities were criminalized by the international community. Parallel to that phenomenon European States, during their colonial expansion over all continents, authorized two other forms of similar violence by non state actors: the corsairs and the colonial merchant companies, such as the East India Company or the Hudson Bay Company. At the threshold of the XXI century we are witnessing a similar phenomenon. Although mercenaries have not completely disappeared "private milit...

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