Sexual and reproductive health is undeniably at the core of being human. It ensures the continuity of the human species through reproduction. ... It is rather safe to say our sexual and reproductive health condition as humans determines the beginning or the end of life. ... This essay discusses Zimbabwe's laws, policies and social stance in relation to sexual and reproductive rights and unpacks how they impact on human rights. ... This is a most welcome development which has ensured access to health by women which is a basic human right. ...

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Every human being has human rights regardless of their particular situation or characteristics. The human rights of people in the UK are legally enforceable through the Human Rights Act 1998 (see below). The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) incorporates the rights found in the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. History of the European Convention on Human Rights and Human Rights Act The European convention on human rights is an international treaty which protects the human rights and fundamental freedom in Europe. ... For these purpose of this essay public authority includes any oth...

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THE LAW OF NATURE: [II. 6] 6. ... And that all men may be restrained from invading others' rights, and from doing hurt to one another, and the law of Nature be observed, which willeth the peace and preservation of all mankind, the execution of the law of Nature is in that state put into every man's hands, whereby every one has a right to punish the transgressors of that law to such a degree as may hinder its violation. For the law of Nature would, as all other laws that concern men in this world, be in vain if there were nobody that in the state of Nature had a power to execute that...

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INTRODUCTION The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) was established in 2006 to promote and protect human rights across the globe. ... Its members believed that the individual rights of human beings were ˜absolute and inherent'. ... This body of world leaders compiled a document containing 30 articles defining basic human rights which we now know as ˜The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ... Years of dissatisfaction of the Human Rights Commission resulted in the UN in 2006 created a new institution namely the Human Rights Council. ... A sharing of the best human...

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Defining gender violence as a violation of human rights is a relatively new approach to the problem. ... However, attention gradually shifted from peace to human rights, with a growing interest in defining violence against women as a human rights offense expressed in the 1980 Copenhagen and 1985 Nairobi meetings. ... At the 1993 UN Conference on Human Rights in Vienna, sponsored by the High Commission on Human Rights, this issue became even more important (see Schuler 1992). ... The concluding document, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, formally recognized the human rights of...

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That is, there exists fix immutable truths which exists inside the human condition a priori, within the mind. ... The catholic nature of absolute truth, as established by the early greek philosphers like Socrates view the absolute as being outside the human condition. ... (to) be a good man - which is what you were speaking of, Pittacus - is impossible and super-human. ... The reflective Judgement, which is obliged to ascend from the particular in a nature to the universal, requires on that account a principle it cannot borrow from experience" (Kant pp 17)"... the principles of Judgement, in r...

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If even a small group of people begin to boycott a certain brand or product, the effect is felt around the globe because of the intertwined nature of international trade. ... Some corporations have begun offering "Fair Trade" coffee that supposedly is grown and produced in an economic and human rights climate that is fair to the local citizens where the coffee is produced. ... If there were no demand for products from countries with human rights violations, then there would not be a supply, either. ... (Happel 2004) Once again, consider the idea of trading with a country that is not providing ...

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If even a small group of people begin to boycott a certain brand or product, the effect is felt around the globe because of the intertwined nature of international trade. ... Some corporations have begun offering "Fair Trade" coffee that supposedly is grown and produced in an economic and human rights climate that is fair to the local citizens where the coffee is produced. ... If there were no demand for products from countries with human rights violations, then there would not be a supply, either. ... (Happel 2004) Once again, consider the idea of trading with a country that is not providing ...

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It is interesting to note that in the resolution8 creating the the Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries, the UN Commission on Human Rights is "convinced that notwithstanding the way in which mercenaries or mercenary-related activities are used or the form they take to acquire some semblance of legitimacy, they are a threat to peace, security and the self-determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights by peoples". ... In this regard, "it requests its members to pay particular attention to the impact of the activities of private companies offering mil...

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This resulted in hundreds of years of oppression and dissatisfaction of women because they were not treated as human beings with equal rights of men. ... Women started to desire a chance to learn and to grow as normal, sound human beings. ... "Women as well as men ought to have the common appetites and passions of their nature, they are only brutal when unchecked by reason: but the obligation to check them is the duty of mankind, not a sexual duty. Nature, in these respects, may safely be left to herself; let women only acquire knowledge and humanity, and love will teach them modesty." ... ...

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Each human being is unique as we are all made in the image and likeness of God. ... An important Catholic Social Teaching is the respect for human life. ... God created life and he is the only one who is able to take it away from us, as humans we are simply caretakers of human life so it is not our decision weather or not we can destroy it. ... Pope Francis says, "The right to life is the first human right. ... Terminating the pregnancy involves stopping the beating heart of a growing human, which contradicts the most basic idea of human nature. ...

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Such inhumane enactment is initiated by the policy that disrespects human life and forces people of Mexican nationality to risk their life and struggle to come to the land of opportunity. ... Implemented in 1994, Operation Gatekeeper has resulted in human rights violations against Mexican migrants. ... To illustrate the nature of its implementation, I will show the horrifying results of the strategy used in this program, specific examples of misconduct by federal agents and the fraud surrounding the alleged success of this operation. ... As of 1996, the INS employed 12,403 such agents ("Hu...

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When colonized people view their colonizers as one oppressive human group they let themselves not only become racist but afraid of other people like them. ... The platform reaffirms its commitment to: equal human rights of both women and men by following the principles cited in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as women's rights conventions; the empowerment and advancement of women. ...

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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 permanent health problems as well as severe pain. ... Opponents of female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation (FGM), see it as a violation of human rights. ...

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Women, like domestic servants, were not considered autonomous human beings; they were nature's 'passive' citizens, and their rights were rendered invisible in the constitutions. ... He argued that natural rights should be applied to all human beings, without distinctions of gender, because in nature all persons are equal. ... To deprive half the human race of the right to assist in the making of laws was in violation of the principle of equality of rights and an act of tyranny. ... Her ideas were born from the contradiction that existed between the fundamental nature of the R...

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This section of this paper also examines the detrimental nature of mandatory celibacy which has become a prerequisite for the ordination of priests in the Roman Catholic Church. Moreover, the four sections of this paper identify the impacts of the hierarchical order of the Roman Catholic Church on the Human Rights of women. ... And would also be a violation today, under Article 2 of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) which stipulates that everyone is entitled to equal rights and freedoms without distinction of any kind e.g. sex, religion etc. ... Stan points out that Be...

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However, in recent years some governments have also taken some positive, albeit limited, steps towards improving human, including enacting laws which provide greater safeguards, ratifying international human rights treaties, and applying recommendations by human rights organizations, and promoting human rights principles. ... Egypt "is a region where human rights violations have long been widespread and such measures will likely undo progress made in recent years and further undermine existing human rights safeguards. ... Moreover, the executive branch of the Egyptian government has ba...

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Introduction A. Reasons for Undertaking Research. Today, during these democratic transformations, women are becoming more active in many spheres and trying to compete with men and take their rightful place in a new society. 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. It also fails to provide the correct social direction for the development of a society and its democratization. ...

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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 that are taken away either expressly by an Act of Parliament or by necessary implication. For example, one right taken away by statute is that prisoners detained following conviction do not have a right to vote. ...

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THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA AND THE `LEGAL AND POLITICAL STRUGGLE' OVER INDIGENOUS RIGHTS[*] ABSTRACT/RESUME Many Indian leaders have recognized that the Supreme Court of Canada has changed direction very significantly on issues of treaty and aboriginal rights. As a result, Indian attitudes towards the courts and litigation as a strategy are changing. This paper attempts to describe the changes that have been underway, with particular reference to judicial attitudes towards Indian treaties. Introduction United States law has used the doctrine of "discove...

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